The Financial System Is Designed So You Never Catch Up

<p>Kevin Follonier, founder of the When Shift Happens podcast, reveals the reason he doesn’t own a house and why traditional investing is quietly losing people money.</p><p><br></p><p>“I never trusted the system. That&#39;s why I built companies.”</p><p><br></p><p>That mindset eventually led Kevin to launch the When Shift Happens Podcast, where he interviews the biggest voices in crypto and business.</p><p><br></p><p>Don’t miss out on Kevin’s rollercoaster of a story into crypto:</p><p>• Taking a plane for a 15-minute coffee about Bitcoin</p><p>• Fixing the big reputation problem in crypto</p><p>• Surviving the 2022 market crash </p><p>• Travelling around the world for in-person only podcasts</p><p><br></p><p>Kevin also talks about working with Steven Bartlett (founder of The Diary Of A CEO) and what he learned about high performers while building his show.</p><p><br></p><p>Timestamps:</p><p>(00:00) - Intro <br>(01:02) - Crypto’s reputation problem <br>(03:00) - Why people think crypto is a scam <br>(06:18) - Kevin’s first business &amp; health crisis <br>(07:50) - Discovering Bitcoin in the bear market <br>(09:17) - The coffee that changed everything <br>(10:10) - Reading The Bitcoin Standard <br>(11:46) - Bitcoin as the new internet <br>(13:03) - Why the system is designed against you <br>(14:30) - The hidden hurdle rate problem <br>(15:22) - Why real estate is losing money <br>(16:40) - Bitcoin vs traditional investing <br>(18:00) - Why fiat currency always loses value <br>(20:00) - Everything feels expensive today <br>(22:15) - People are financially stressed <br>(23:33) - What people want to watch <br>(25:00) - Building the When Shift Happens podcast <br>(27:45) - Recording 16 podcasts in one week <br>(29:12) - The imposter syndrome of crypto wealth <br>(32:00) - FTX crash <br>(33:40) - Podcasting is networking on steroids <br>(37:52) - The Naomi Campbell NFT story <br>(40:30) - The moment the channel exploded <br>(47:30) - Why in-studio podcasts win <br>(50:00) - The science behind YouTube thumbnails <br>(57:00) - Flying around the world for guests <br>(01:01:20) - What successful people are really like <br>(01:03:05) - The hidden cost of success <br>(01:07:20) - Why most people quit too early <br>(01:09:30) - Kevin’s dream podcast guests (outro)</p><p><br></p><p>Protect your bitcoin with Trezor: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbTQwdGFyN0hrNWJQeUUwb1lteVJUaGtJRXYzd3xBQ3Jtc0trSUZQeUlwUHBaOE40d0FRbUhoZTN2MTFmbWhBRWhkcFVEVDFKRlh2a0dJU2NxVXVzZzBBN08tdHFuTVRsYWxrLXF4LVVkSjNiWGRVZ1RsYlpxREcwZjEySXNfVURxNUhQOHpNc2JVT0IzOXViYXQ2OA&q=https%3A%2F%2Ftrezor.io%2F&v=U-vKgmdYqXg">⁠https://trezor.io/</a></p>