We have a very inspiring guest and that is 26 year old Anthony Zhang. Anthony dropped out of college after being awarded a Thiel Fellowship grant to pursue his first business, Envoy...
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We have a very inspiring guest and that is 26 year old Anthony Zhang. Anthony dropped out of college after being awarded a Thiel Fellowship grant to pursue his first business, EnvoyNow which ultimately sold 4 years later. He then went on to found KnowYourVC, a second venture that quickly sold. Now, for his third act, he has founded Vinovest, a platform for investing in wine.
IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL LEARN:
00:00 - Intro
00:15 - Anthony Zhang’s Thiel Fellowship Experience
03:12 - 100,000 Thiel Fellowship Grant and Envoynow
05:23 - Know Your VC
10:23 - Anthony Zhang’s Mark Cuban Story and His First Investment Offer
13:24 - Learnings From Peter Thiel and Mark Cuban
15:26 - What Got Anthony Zhang Interested in the Wine Market and The Beginning Of Vinovest
- Why You Should Consider Wine in Your Portfolio
19:02 - The Basics of Wine Itself and What Separates a “Fine Wine” From All the Rest
21:06 - Trading Wine and Auctions
21:57 - What Wine Is Most Correlated With
23:58 - Changing Geography of the Best Wine in the World and and Biggest Risks to the Wine Industry
26:21 - Climate Change, Its Effects to the Wine Industry, and Surprising Opportunities
27:45 - Value of Wine
31:33 - Investing With Vinovest
33:45 - How to Build a Portfolio of Wine, or Simply Invest in a Wine Index
34:57 - The Most Expensive Bottle of Wine
36:00 - Anthony Zhang’s Favorite Bottle of Wine
37:08 - Prices and Data Points of Wine
38:10 - How Liquid Is the Wine Market
39:15 - Vinovest Fees
40:12 - Vinovest 100 Index
41:01 - Secret Sauce Behind Vinovest
43:03 - Selling Your Bottle of Wine
43:42 - Anthony Zhang’s Accident
47:46 - Best Books About Wine and Investing
52:36 - How to Impress Your Significant Other Next Time You’re at Dinner or the Wine Shop
54:39 - Trend on Natural Wine
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- The Billionaire's Vinegar: The Mystery of the World's Most Expensive Bottle of Wine by Benjamin Wallace - https://amzn.to/3pwVsTr
- The 15 Commitments of Conscious Leadership: A New Paradigm for Sustainable Success by Diana Chapman, Jim Dethmer, and Kaley Klemp - https://amzn.to/3rAMbwx
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