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What It Really Means to Own Your Money: Why Eric Larcheveque Put Everything Into Bitcoin
In this episode of When Shift Happens, I sit down with Eric Larcheveque, entrepreneur and one of Europe's most influential voices in Bitcoin, who's now building TBSO - La Société Bitcoin - a publicly listed company co-founded with NBA legend Tony Parker. While our conversation touches on entrepreneurship, artificial intelligence, self-custody, and the future of money, it ultimately explores something much deeper: what does it really mean to own something? Choosing Independenc

Kevin Follonier
Jul 15 min read


How Tarek Mansour Is Building Markets for Truth
In this episode of When Shift Happens, I sit down with Tarek Mansour, co-founder and CEO of Kalshi, to discuss entrepreneurship, resilience, prediction markets, regulation, and the future of information itself. While Kalshi is now one of the most valuable companies in the world, this conversation is less about valuation and more about the mindset required to build something that takes years to work. It is a discussion about certainty in an uncertain world, the psychological c

Kevin Follonier
Jun 104 min read


The Hard Truths Behind Building Coinbase — Brian Armstrong on Burnout, Determination, and Thinking Bigger
In this episode of When Shift Happens , I sit down with Brian Armstrong to discuss what it really takes to build something that lasts. We talk about the myth of the “smartest founder in the room,” the unglamorous muscle of unreasonable determination, and the emotional cost of scaling Coinbase over more than a decade. Brian opens up about burnout, loneliness, ambition, and the mindset shifts that helped him keep going when things felt heavy. We also get into why he believes ca

Kevin Follonier
Nov 27, 20255 min read


Anthony Pompliano on Chasing Freedom, Balance and Navigating Crypto’s Ups and Downs
Anthony Pompliano, widely known as Pomp, is a leading voice in crypto and finance, founder and CEO of Professional Capital Management,...

Kevin Follonier
May 29, 20254 min read
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