Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchThe case for optimism, with Cardiff Garcia
Episode 22
If you’ve listened to Onward regularly, you know that Fundrise’s CEO Ben Miller has been a perennial contrarian when it comes to assessing the outlook for the economy, especially as markets have over…
Published on 2 years, 7 months ago
Bonus Episode: The fundamental nature of the universe, with Amanda Gefter
Episode 21
In this bonus episode, our host Ben Miller interviews a special guest, the science writer Amanda Gefter, to discuss some of the most intriguing and consistently mind-blowing ideas from her book about…
Published on 2 years, 8 months ago
The Cascade, the Great Deleveraging’s next chapter
Episode 20
In the weeks since Silvergate, Signature, and Silicon Valley Banks’ respective failures, observers around the world have found ways to classify each collapse as the result of specific, isolated circu…
Published on 2 years, 8 months ago
How we broke the British pound, with Rob Johnson
Episode 19
In the wake of Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse last week, Onward host and Fundrise CEO Ben Miller sits down for an interview with the economist and trader Rob Johnson, one of the most experienced inve…
Published on 2 years, 9 months ago
The $50B contrarian, Ira Lubert
Episode 18
When it comes to ambitious investing, many people make the mistake of chasing glory and fame — at the expense of sound judgment and real financial results. But not Ira Lubert, chairman and co-founder…
Published on 2 years, 10 months ago
Inside the VC playbook — After a tech bubble collapse
Episode 17
Mind games and “dirty term sheets.” These are the kinds of potential pitfalls that await tech entrepreneurs and employees in the financial landscape of 2023, especially those particularly in need of …
Published on 2 years, 10 months ago
On the state of the market, with the creator of a $1T financial innovation, Schecky Schechner
Episode 16
Fundrise CEO Ben Miller is joined by Schecky Schechner, Managing Director and Co-Head of US Real Estate Banking at Barclays Capital, for a wide-ranging and technically insightful conversation in this…
Published on 2 years, 11 months ago
The largest real estate developer in the world, Steve Ross
Episode 15
In the latest episode of Onward, Fundrise CEO Ben Miller gives us the opportunity to listen in on a conversation with one of the most experienced and influential figures in real estate today: Steve R…
Published on 2 years, 11 months ago
Year-End Performance in Depth & Investment Strategies for 2023
Episode 14
In anticipation of the upcoming publication of Fundrise’s 2022 year-end letter to investors, CEO Ben Miller is once again joined by Kendall Davis, Head of Investor Relations and Investor Operations, …
Published on 3 years ago
Forecasts for 2023: Scenarios, Systems, and Pattern Recognition
Episode 13
Join your Onward co-hosts, Fundrise CEO Ben Miller and Cardiff Garcia, to wrap up 2022 in the same way we started it: with a session of scenario planning.
Ben and Cardiff each share their predictio…
Published on 3 years ago