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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

43:57 How Onramp Runs on a Bitcoin Standard

50:47 What Businesses Early Rider's Like to Invest In

55:20 Michael’s Top 3 Most Interesting Start-ups

1:00:40 Why Bitcoin Has Lagged Behind Gold/Silver

1:06:24 Bitcoin Treasury Companies Are (Mostly) Bad Leverage

1:11:09 The Risk of Bitcoin Treasury Companies

1:14:58 All Major Companies Will Eventually Own Bitcoin

1:18:28 Should Smaller Companies Hold Bitcoin?

1:20:45 The ONLY Catalyst For Wider Bitcoin Adoption

1:25:05 What Michael Saylor Got Right, And What He Got Wrong

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