E172: Michael Saylor: How To Get Rich With Crypto (Without Working Hard)

About this episode

Michael Saylor discusses building wealth with Bitcoin and critiques traditional work ethics in financial success.

Michael Saylor is the Founder and Chairman of Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy), the world's largest corporate holder of Bitcoin with roughly 818,000 BTC and over $65 billion in capital. After surviving a 99.8% stock collapse that left his company three days from bankruptcy, he rebuilt it into a "reserve bank for Bitcoin" - issuing products like STRC that pay an 11.5% monthly dividend, tax-deferred. In this episode, he breaks down how to build lasting, passive wealth with Bitcoin, why he believes there's no second best in crypto, and why working hard may be the worst financial advice you can follow. THE SHIFT NEWSLETTER 💡Go beyond the mic - subscribe to The Shift, my new weekly newsletter where I share the uncut stories, raw takes, and behind-the-scenes notes from When Shift Happens: https://www.kevinfollonier.com/crypto-web3-newsletter ___________ PARTNERS 🚀 Jupiter is the most used Decentralized Exchange in Crypto and the largest DEX by volume on Solana: https://jup.ag/ 💳 KAST lets you manage and spend stablecoins or crypto with a Visa Card or Apple Pay. Live in 100+ countries - Get $20 Signup Bonus - https://go.kast.xyz/VqVO/SHIFT - promo code: SHIFT 🔓 Trezor…

People in this episode

Host: Kevin Follonier

Guest: Michael Saylor

Topics covered

• cryptocurrency
• passive income
• wealth building
• Bitcoin investment
• financial advice

Keywords

• crypto
• Bitcoin
• wealth
• investment
• financial independence

Sponsors

Jupiter, KAST, Trezor, Bitwise Asset Management

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Strategy, MicroStrategy, Bitcoin

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