Mike Novogratz on Investing, Bitcoin, Ayahuasca, and Running Through The Sahara Desert (#451) | Ferriss Show notes
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[06:57] Clearing up two burning questions: what are Mike’s Speed Racer pants, and has he ever piloted a helicopter down Prospect Avenue?
[09:27] What was Mike’s Princeton experience like?
[11:34] Athleticswise, what flipped for Mike in his junior year?
[12:39] What part has wrestling played — and continues to play — in Mike’s life?
[14:00] How did Mike work his way through a particularly painful part of his journey — when he thought, after resigning from Goldman Sachs, his life was over at age 33?
[22:38] What did Mike’s routine look like between rehab and ringing the bell after not working for almost six years? Did he change any habits in particular?
[26:43] Mike may not consider himself the smartest guy in the room, but his intuition might make him one of the luckiest.
[29:16] How has Mike learned to discern intuition and pattern recognition from irrational confidence?
[35:10] Why does Mike consider himself the Forrest Gump of Bitcoin, and how does his speculation over cryptocurrency differ from that of fellow investor Paul Tudor Jones?
[38:48] Putting on the Nostradamus hat, where does Mike see Bitcoin going over the next 12 months?
[40:54] Growing up in a family of strong personalities, what was Mike’s childhood like?
[45:01] Who is Jacqueline Novogratz?
[48:31] Does Mike think the pressure he’s felt to excel comes from having so many high-achieving people in his family?
[51:57] Mike describes the not-so-small tattoo on his forearm.
[53:32] Why did Mike decide to include an experience with ayahuasca in a commencement speech he recently gave at the University of Iowa?
[57:21] As someone with a competitive drive, how has Mike learned to be more forgiving of himself when he doesn’t come in first place?
[1:03:02] What advice does Mike think his older self, 10–20 years from now, might give to his current self?
[1:05:10] How did Mike come to be so passionate about criminal justice reform?
[1:12:50] Interested in learning more about criminal justice reform and why it’s so important? Here are a few jumping-off points Mike recommends.
[1:14:55] What books has Mike given often as gifts?
[1:16:30] How does Mike refocus when he’s feeling overwhelmed?
[1:18:28] Favorite quotations.
[1:20:08] What investment of money, time, energy, or other resources has been Mike’s most worthwhile?
[1:21:49] Parting thoughts.
