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Vivek Ramaswamy on His Origins, U.S. Economic Decline & Corporatism, the Promise of Bitcoin and Uniting the Country

Season 2 Episode 179 Published 2 years, 4 months ago
Description

Vivek Ramaswamy is a Republican presidential candidate and businessman.

In this episode we discuss:

  • Vivek's origin story and early influences
  • Career path and rise to wealth in biotech
  • Why Vivek says Wall Street has seized control of the U.S. economy (theme of his book Capitalist Punishment)
  • The rise of wealth concentration, corporatism and the decline of the American Dream
  • The promise of Bitcoin
  • Bitcoin ETFs and Wall Street adoption
  • A plan to pardon Edward Snowden, Julian Assange, Ross Ulbricht as well as former President Donald Trump
  • Bipartisanship and uniting a divided country

He founded pharmaceutical company Roivant Sciences in 2014, and asset management firm Strive in 2022. Vivek also has hedge fund experience and is a bestselling author. He graduated summa cum laude in Biology from Harvard and received his J.D. from Yale Law School.

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