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Good CEOs Should NOT be Visionaries. | How Money Works

14 min · 8 de feb de 2026
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Good CEOs Should NOT be Visionaries.Thank you Helix for sponsoring! Visit https://helixsleep.com/howmoneyworks to get up to $200 off your Helix mattress, plus two free pillows #helixsleepSign up for my newsletter https://compoundeddaily.com 👈 -------The FTX Bankruptcy has shed light on a lot of bad business and investing practices both within the company and outside of it.One of the biggest issues that now seems funny in hindsight was the undue attention placed on the businesses founder and CEO, Sam Bankman-Fried or SBF as he is better known amongst recently bankrupted crypto bros.In the lead up to its eventual collapse, SBF arguably got more attention than the multi billion-dollar organisation he ran. Unsophisticated financial commentators all the way up to the worlds largest venture capital firms were captivated by the fact that he wore the same sneakers as their grandparents and drove a Toyota corolla.As the FTX story unfolds allegations are now coming to light that this geeky persona was little more than a carefully curated image and that Bankman-Fried would go so far as to intentionally act erratic with outside investors because it furthered his image as some kind of misunderstood visionary genius.But what was for some reason a big selling point for SBF and his doomed companies should really be a cautionary tale for all of us. Visionaries do not make good CEO’s and to take it a step further, good CEOs should not be visionaries.It’s easy to throw stones at the rubble of a bankrupt company like FTX, but celebrity CEO’s have become a genuine problem that might be costing us all a lot of money even if we don’t directly invest in their companies.So it’s time to learn How Money Works to find out why knowing who the CEO of a company is could be a really bad sign.#ceo #business #howmoneyworksCredits: Thanks to EdEd6767 for the photo at 7:19 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Exterior_of_YouTube_Space_Kings_Cross.jpgEdited By: Andrew GonzalesMusic Courtesy of: Epidemic SoundSelect Footage Courtesy of: Getty ImagesFor sponsorship inquiries, please contact sponsors@worksmedia.groupFollow to learn How Money Works.Find How Money Works on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@HowMoneyWorksDisclaimer: This podcast is an independently produced audio adaptation of content originally created by How Money Works. It was developed by a fan who values the channel’s clear and engaging approach to financial education, with the goal of making that knowledge more accessible in a hands-free, audio format. This is not an official production of How Money Works, and it is not affiliated with or endorsed by the channel. All rights to the original video content remain with How Money Works. For any concerns, inquiries, or content-related requests, please feel free to reach out. ----------- Keywords: hedge funds, private equity, financial independence, economy podcast, economic trends, money management, debt crisis, corporate finance Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

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Portada del episodio Why Are Unpaid Internships Still Legal? Defending the Indefensible - How Money Works | How Money Works

Why Are Unpaid Internships Still Legal? Defending the Indefensible - How Money Works | How Money Works

Why Are Unpaid Internships Still Legal? Defending the Indefensible - How Money WorksSign up for my newsletter https://compoundeddaily.com 👈Link to my brand new Patreon 👉 https://www.patreon.com/HowMoneyWorks ❤️ ___________________________________________________________________________Nobody likes needing to go to work, but we do it because it puts money in our pockets and food on our tables, and hey if you can find a job that you don’t totally hate to fill this requirement that’s great.But what about jobs that you aren’t paid for at all?Unpaid internships rightfully attract a fair bit of scrutiny in modern corporate America.Many say that these roles effectively amount to slave labor, where scummy companies are able to take advantage of free workers to do the menial tasks that they would have otherwise had to employ an office secretary for.Even the best unpaid internship programs at high end technology companies have their critics, for some pretty valid reasons.And you know, on the surface this looks pretty cut and dry.A worker should get an honest compensation for an honest days work, that’s just fair, but what if that compensation didn’t come in the form of a pay check?Well it’s time to learn how money works by defending the indefensible and looking how unpaid internships of all things could actually be the answer to a lot of the problems facing our modern workforce.#LaborCrisis #Careers #HowMoneyWorks___________________________________________________________________________Link To The Capitalists Discord where I hang out with other creators - https://discord.gg/8MeNJ7gfSRMusic by Epidemic SoundFollow to learn How Money Works.Find How Money Works on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@HowMoneyWorksDisclaimer: This podcast is an independently produced audio adaptation of content originally created by How Money Works. It was developed by a fan who values the channel’s clear and engaging approach to financial education, with the goal of making that knowledge more accessible in a hands-free, audio format. This is not an official production of How Money Works, and it is not affiliated with or endorsed by the channel. All rights to the original video content remain with How Money Works. For any concerns, inquiries, or content-related requests, please feel free to reach out. --- Keywords: housing bubble, real estate crisis, financial news, gig economy, stock market Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

4 de jul de 202614 min
Portada del episodio Is Investing in Wine Better than the Stock Market? | How Money Works

Is Investing in Wine Better than the Stock Market? | How Money Works

Is Investing in Wine Better than the Stock Market?Fine wines are one of the most sought after goods for those who enjoy the taste and class associated with them. With many wines, aging is one of the ways they continue to taste better and better. That means people are willing to pay more in the future for wines that age well.This has led to one of the most interesting forms of alternative investing, and even services have been created for collecting pricing data and coordinating the trading and exchange of investment wine.In March 2019, a wine auction at the world famous auction house, Christie’s was held for a variety of wines. During the auction, the most expensive sale was 12 bottles of wine from Burgundy, France for a little over $305,000. That is over $25,000 per bottle of wine. In 2011, the same case sold for between $97,000 and $116,000 in today’s dollars, marking an increase of over 126% over those 8 years. Overall, the auction seemed to be pretty successful with about 90% of all wines being sold.The rise in popularity of wines being bought from the secondary market has grown intensely from the year 2000 to about $4 billion in 2018. Although this is pretty insignificant if you compare it to total private equity investment activity of $800bn in 2018, $4Bn is still pretty significant.#WineInvesting #InvestInWine #HowMoneyWorksSources: https://pastebin.com/R4KbyAXuDISCLAIMER: This video is not official financial advice. We are not licensed financial advisers and are not advocating for purchasing any securities mentioned in this video or any other videos posted by Compounded Daily. Always do your research before purchasing any securities.Follow to learn How Money Works.Find How Money Works on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@HowMoneyWorksDisclaimer: This podcast is an independently produced audio adaptation of content originally created by How Money Works. It was developed by a fan who values the channel’s clear and engaging approach to financial education, with the goal of making that knowledge more accessible in a hands-free, audio format. This is not an official production of How Money Works, and it is not affiliated with or endorsed by the channel. All rights to the original video content remain with How Money Works. For any concerns, inquiries, or content-related requests, please feel free to reach out. ------- Keywords: corporate finance, hedge funds, financial news, real estate crisis, business analysis Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

4 de jul de 20269 min
Portada del episodio You Are Not An Investor... But It's Important You THINK You Are... | How Money Works

You Are Not An Investor... But It's Important You THINK You Are... | How Money Works

You Are Not An Investor... But It's Important You THINK You Are...To try everything Brilliant has to offer for free for a full 30 days, visit http://www.brilliant.org/howmoneyworks. You’ll also get 20% off an annual premium subscription.Sign up for our FREE newsletter! - https://www.compoundeddaily.com/Books we recommend - https://howmoneyworkslibrary.com/My Other Channel: @HowHistoryWorks @HowMoneyWorksUncutEdited By: Svibe Multimedia StudioMusic Courtesy of: Epidemic SoundSelect Footage Courtesy of: Getty Images📩 Business Inquiries ➡️ sponsors@worksmedia.groupSign up for our newsletter https://compoundeddaily.com 👈All materials in these videos are for educational purposes only and fall within the guidelines of fair use. No copyright infringement intended. This video does not provide investment or financial advice of any kind.The collective value of all American publicly traded stocks is now over fifty-eight TRILLION dollars.That’s more than a three times increase from just a decade ago, and American public stocks are now the second largest asset class in the world behind only Chinese real estate which has… not been performing as well…These amazing returns coupled with new technology which makes getting into the market easier than ever before has mean that more Americans than EVER are stockowners benefiting from this strong market!Investing is THE best tool for average people to build up wealth to fund some of their most important life goals like retirement, send their kids to college, or leaving some money behind for their children…With more people than ever benefiting from the stock market it means what is good for investors is good for everybody!!!...The only problem is… basically everything I have just said is complete bull…You are NOT an investor… but it’s really important that you think you are…Follow to learn How Money Works.Find How Money Works on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@HowMoneyWorksDisclaimer: This podcast is an independently produced audio adaptation of content originally created by How Money Works. It was developed by a fan who values the channel’s clear and engaging approach to financial education, with the goal of making that knowledge more accessible in a hands-free, audio format. This is not an official production of How Money Works, and it is not affiliated with or endorsed by the channel. All rights to the original video content remain with How Money Works. For any concerns, inquiries, or content-related requests, please feel free to reach out. ---- Keywords: stock market, hedge funds, financial planning, financial news, mortgage crisis, economics explained, ai bubble Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

4 de jul de 202614 min
Portada del episodio Why SPACs are Popular Investments | How Money Works

Why SPACs are Popular Investments | How Money Works

Why SPACs are Popular InvestmentsNicola Motors, Draft Kings, and Virgin Galactic have a lot in common.For starters all these companies have recently gone public and are still not profitable and while that's common for many IPOs neither Nicola or virgin galactic have actually generated any revenue from their main service lines.For Nikola they haven't even sold any electric vehicles and for Virgin Galactic they have still yet to deliver on their space tourism services. Most people would consider these stocks to be early stage and incredibly risky for wall street bets though it's a great idea.Perhaps the most important thing to understand about these companies is how they went public and that's through a spec or a special purpose acquisition company.We're going to look at specs how they're structured and answer why they become so popular among investors.SPAC's are by no means anything incredibly new they've existed for a while now but have just recently become popular again.The general idea behind a SPAC is that their management team raises money from investors to go public and then uses that money to buy another company the process through which the acquisition occurs is called a reverse merger and how this works is actually pretty simple...Music from Epidemic Sound#SPAC #IPO #HowMoneyWorksFollow to learn How Money Works.Find How Money Works on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@HowMoneyWorksDisclaimer: This podcast is an independently produced audio adaptation of content originally created by How Money Works. It was developed by a fan who values the channel’s clear and engaging approach to financial education, with the goal of making that knowledge more accessible in a hands-free, audio format. This is not an official production of How Money Works, and it is not affiliated with or endorsed by the channel. All rights to the original video content remain with How Money Works. For any concerns, inquiries, or content-related requests, please feel free to reach out. -------- Keywords: business analysis, hedge funds, investing basics, financial news Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

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Portada del episodio What Company Made Steve Jobs a Billionaire? - Hint: it Wasn't Apple! - How Money Works | How Money Works

What Company Made Steve Jobs a Billionaire? - Hint: it Wasn't Apple! - How Money Works | How Money Works

What Company Made Steve Jobs a Billionaire? - Hint: it Wasn't Apple! - How Money WorksSign up for my newsletter https://compoundeddaily.com 👈Steve jobs was worth an estimated 10.2 billion dollars at the time of his tragic death in late 2011, making him one of the wealthiest people in the world at the time.This will not come as a huge surprise to most of you, because after all he was the founder and CEO of Apple Computers, which went on to be the most valuable company in history, with a market capitalization today of over 2.2 trillion dollars.The thing is though, apple had very little to do with the fortune amassed by this legendary businessman.Apple was famously founded by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne in a Californian garage in 1976.The business found it’s initial seed capital from jobs selling his Volkswagen Bus, and Wozniak selling a high end pocket calculator.These funds were then use to develop the apple one and subsequent apple two desktop computers, which introduced the world to a new way of interacting with these previously cumbersome machines.During this period, Ronald Wayne, the often forgotten third founder of apple computers would sell his share in the company for $800 dollars. Those same shares today even after dilution would be worth more than half a trillion dollars, but c'est la vieVideo Clips Used In Video-- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4kn_GqGsKc - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QbbW8SO08XQDiscord I hang out on - https://discord.gg/MJGcTH6#SteveJobs #Billionaire #HowMoneyWorksAnswer to the mistake we made - The picture of the three founders does not actually include Ronald Wayne. In fact the man we crossed out was actually John Scully, the CEO that later ousted Jobs from the company.Follow to learn How Money Works.Find How Money Works on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@HowMoneyWorksDisclaimer: This podcast is an independently produced audio adaptation of content originally created by How Money Works. It was developed by a fan who values the channel’s clear and engaging approach to financial education, with the goal of making that knowledge more accessible in a hands-free, audio format. This is not an official production of How Money Works, and it is not affiliated with or endorsed by the channel. All rights to the original video content remain with How Money Works. For any concerns, inquiries, or content-related requests, please feel free to reach out. -------------- Keywords: how money works, financial independence, financial education Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

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