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Tristan Thompson on Building Wealth, Managing Risk, and Inspiring the Next Generation
In this episode of When Shift Happens, I sit down with NBA champion, entrepreneur, and investor Tristan Thompson to discuss his journey from growing up in Toronto to competing at the highest level of professional basketball, and how those experiences shaped his approach to investing, wealth, and emerging technologies. We explore the lessons he learned from financial mistakes, why he believes patience and discipline matter more than chasing quick returns, and how he is positio

Kevin Follonier
5 days ago4 min read


How Avichal Garg Thinks About Winning in Crypto: Belief, Compounding, and the Bitcoin Thesis
In this episode of When Shift Happens , I sit down with Avichal Garg to discuss why most people lose in crypto, what it really takes to survive long enough to win, and the investing frameworks behind backing more than 25 unicorns. As co-founder and general partner at Electric Capital, and an early backer of companies like Figma, Solana, Kraken, Notion, and Bitwise, Avichal brings a long-term Silicon Valley lens to a simple but uncomfortable question: Are you here because you

Kevin Follonier
Feb 184 min read
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