Episode · Cheeky Pint · 2025-08-13

Books mentioned on Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev on tokenizing private companies, changing the SEC, and Frank Slootman

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Vlad Tenev joins John Collison to discuss Bulgarian hyperinflation, Robinhood Banking, details from the GameStop saga—including advice from Marc Benioff, Mark Zuckerberg, and Elon Musk, payment for or

Vlad Tenev discussed Flash Boys by Michael Lewis.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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   Flash Boys

   Michael Lewis · at 14:41 · mentioned 2 times

   Flash Boys by Michael Lewis is a bestselling financial non-fiction book that exposes the secretive world of high-frequency trading on Wall Street through the efforts of a group of rebel investors attempting to reform market fairness.

   Discussed

   “When we announced Robinhood, our initial waitlist in 2013, there was this book that came out, "Flash Boys." And it was basically coincident with the announcement of Robinhood—the Michael Lewis book.”

   Vlad Tenev Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev on tokenizing private companies, changing the… 2025-08-13 Listen at 14:41

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