Episode · Big Technology Podcast · 2023-10-06
Books mentioned on The Case Against SBF, Temu vs. Amazon, AI Therapy
Ranjan Roy from Margins is back for our weekly discussion of the latest tech news. We cover: 1) Plans to attend the SBF Trial 2) Welcome to Compound and Friends listeners 3) The legal case against SBF 4) The environment in the court 5) How SBF might win?
Ranjan Roy discussed Liar's Poker by Michael Lewis, and criticized Flash Boys by Michael Lewis.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Flash Boys
Flash Boys by Michael Lewis is a dramatic non-fiction account that exposes the rise of high-frequency trading and Wall Street market manipulation through the eyes of a group of rebel investors.
Critiqued“And the idea that Michael Lewis is saying, like, FTX is never an exchange if Alameda does not exist. And I can't believe that he does not recognize that, given he wrote a book on exchanges with Flash Boys.”
Where to get it
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Liar's Poker
Liar's Poker by Michael Lewis is a semi-autobiographical financial book detailing the author's chaotic experiences as a bond salesman at Salomon Brothers during the explosive Wall Street culture of the 1980s.
Discussed“So, for me, I am so saddened by this just because having worked on a trading floor, I remember when I started in 2002, Liar's Poker was like the first thing circulated around the floor when you join.”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (3) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“Ranjan and I are going to hop over to another link and we're going to talk to Chris Leonard, who wrote The Lords of Easy Money. Fascinating book.”
“And especially as we will be getting into the Zerp conversation with Christopher Leonard in just a bit. And that'll be airing next on Wednesday. Like, I think it's like a perfect bookend to that entire era”
“We are going to go into depth with him about that. Again, he's the author of the Lords of Easy Money. That's coming up Wednesday.”