What Michael Saylor Got Wrong, And What He Got Right | Michael Tanguma

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Michael Tanguma discusses insights and misconceptions about Bitcoin and the cryptocurrency industry.

#Bitcoin #Crypto #Investing 🧠 Don’t miss future episodes — subscribe to Proof of Thought for Bitcoin, crypto, and investing insights and conversations! ⭐️ Follow or Reach Out to Michael X: https://x.com/MTanguma Onramp: https://onrampbitcoin.com/ Early Riders: https://www.earlyriders.com Today’s conversation is with Michael Tanguma, Onramp CEO and Partner at VC Firm Early Riders. He is a business executive and entrepreneur best known for his leadership roles in the Bitcoin and cryptocurrency industry, particularly as a co-founder and CEO of bitcoin asset management company Onramp and as a partner and advisor in several crypto-focused ventures. Michael Tanguma earned a bachelor’s degree in Business/Managerial Economics from The University of Texas at San Antonio, and has a background in enterprise sales and strategic partnerships at companies like Google and WeWork. Timestamps: 0:00 Overview of Michael’s Background 7:51 How Onramp Came to Exist 13:38 Why No One Else Has Built Onramp 22:13 Early Onramp Partners 24:10 Risks Onramp Protects Against 31:13 The Bitcoin Company Michael Would Start Today 36:29 Biggest Bitcoin Misconceptions 39:13 How to Remedy Bitcoin Misconceptions…

People in this episode

Guest: Michael Tanguma

Topics covered

• Bitcoin
• cryptocurrency
• investing
• business leadership
• asset management
• misconceptions

Keywords

• Bitcoin
• crypto
• investing
• Onramp
• Early Riders
• asset management
• misconceptions

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Onramp, Early Riders, Google, WeWork

Places: The University of Texas at San Antonio

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