Speaking to Legends

#8 Mark Yusko - Uncovering The Secret Behind Investment in Innovation

June 23, 2020 Nikita Fadeev Episode 8
Speaking to Legends
#8 Mark Yusko - Uncovering The Secret Behind Investment in Innovation
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Mark Yusko, Founder and CEO of Morgan Creek Capital Management, is a household name in hedge fund investing and spent over 30 years identifying, seeding and growing some of the most successful funds. In this episode, we discuss the mindset and approach of discovering and investing in the next big technological innovation, the evolution of hedge funds, state of investing during COVID19, what are some of the implications of FED's infinite Quantitative Easing and why he is bearish on the fiat-fiasco and bullish on crypto.

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