#159 – Richard Craib: WallStreetBets, Numerai, and the Future of Stock Trading

Richard Craib is the founder of Numerai, a crowd-sourced, AI-run stock trading system. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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OUTLINE:
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(00:00) - Introduction
(08:12) - WallStreetBets and GameStop saga
(22:25) - Evil shorting and chill shorting
(24:31) - Hedge funds
(30:04) - Vlad
(37:00) - Numerai
(1:04:16) - Futre of AI in stock trading
(1:09:55) - Numerai data
(1:13:37) - Is stock trading gambling or investing?
(1:17:32) - What is money?
(1:20:49) - Cryptocurrency
(1:24:06) - Dogecoin
(1:28:36) - Advice for startups
(1:44:27) - Book recommendations
(1:46:29) - Advice for young people
(1:50:30) - Meaning of life