The New Barbarians Podcast

🔥 The Hidden Pattern Linking Argentina's Currency Collapse, Music Industry, and BitcoinWelcome to the New Barbarians podcast! We're diving deep into how current market events are shaping traditional investment portfolios. We see digital asset management and digital disruption as the future, especially with the rise of AI in finance. These tech trends are fundamentally changing the financial...

Agentic Finance: Building AI Analysts for the Debasement Trade Era — with Vlad Stanev of QuantlyAs global currencies face increasing debasement pressures, the next evolution in finance is here — Agentic AI Analysts. 💡In this episode, we sit down with Vlad Stanev, Founder of Quantly, to explore how AI-driven financial agents are redefining strategy, analysis, and alpha generation in the new...

Between Markets and Masterpieces Debby Goan on Breaking Barriers and Blending Worlds🌟 Introduction▪️Brief host introduction.▪️Introducing Debby Goan – her journey from Stillwater, Oklahoma, to leading innovation across finance, technology, and the arts.▪️Highlights:▪️Only minority woman with a member seat at the American Stock Exchange▪️Transformational leadership in fintech▪️Deep artistic...

Quant Pioneers & The Battle: Bartt Kellermann on Shaping the Future of Systematic InvestingIn this thought-provoking episode, we sit down with Bartt Kellermann, founder of Global Capital Acquisition and creator of Battle of the Quants, to explore how systematic investing, AI, and quantitative innovation are redefining modern finance.Discover:✅ How quant strategies evolved from niche to...

Aaron Brown: Quantitative Risk, Crypto, and the "Wrong Number" Revolution | New Barbarians PodcastJoin us on the New Barbarians Podcast for a compelling session with Aaron Brown, legendary risk manager and quant strategist. We dive into Aaron’s landmark career bridging professional gambling, hedge fund risk management, and quantitative investing — spanning lessons from Wall Street, the evolution...

Join Bill Mann and Mark Connors in Episode 35 of The New Barbarians podcast with special guest Ehsan Ehsani. Ehsan, Executive Director at Crescendo Partners, Adjunct Professor at Columbia Business School, and author of "Finding Value in Numbers," shares unique insights on the intersection of generative AI and traditional value investing.In this episode, we explore:- The crucial skills young...

Today’s episode spotlights Charlie Marin (CEO, Quanted) on building the “Amazon-meets-Palantir” data bridge for investors—turning idea → feature → backtest into a rapid, agent-driven loop. Bill and Mark frame the macro: rates over equities, MOVE vs. VIX, factor rotations (value/cyclicals), credit spreads, and why point-in-time data & revisions matter. Charlie breaks down vendor onboarding...

In this episode, Bill Mann and Mark Connors sit down with Michael Nadeau, founder of The DeFi Report, to explore the future of digital assets, DeFi, and on-chain research. From macro backdrops to tokenization and the reflexivity of crypto markets, Michael shares how his journey from MIT and LinkedIn posts evolved into one of the most influential Substacks in digital assets.The conversation...

In this episode of The New Barbarians Podcast, Mark Connors and Bill Mann sit down with Loren Asmus, Head of Capital Formation at UTXO Management, to break down how institutional investors and corporate treasuries are accelerating Bitcoin adoption.From Bitcoin’s 13-year record as the best-performing asset, to the rise of Bitcoin Treasury companies like MicroStrategy and MetaPlanet, Loren explains...

"This is a $600 billion market that no one pays attention to."In Episode 31 of The New Barbarians Podcast, Bill Mann and Mark Connors are joined by Jonathan Small, founder and CEO of The Tradesmen Collective, and Ed McManus, Director of Investor Relations. Together, they explore how this mission-driven startup is revolutionizing the $500+ billion construction and home renovation industry.From...