The FTX catastrophe (with Byrne Hobart, Vipul Naik, Maomao Hu, Marcus Abramovich, and Ozzie Gooen)

<div class="notes-inner"><p>What the heck happened with FTX and Sam Bankman-Fried? Were there early warning signs that most people failed to notice? What could've been done differently, and by whom? What effects will this have on the EA movement going forward?</p><p><strong>Timestamps:</strong></p><ul><li>00:01:37 — Intro &amp; timeline</li><li>00:51:48 — Byrne Hobart</li><li>01:39:52 — Vipul Naik</li><li>02:18:35 — Maomao Hu</li><li>02:41:19 — Marcus Abramovitch</li><li>02:49:38 — Ozzie Gooen</li><li>03:21:40 — Wrap-up &amp; outro</li></ul><p><strong>Byrne Hobart</strong> writes&nbsp;<em>The Diff</em>, a newsletter covering inflections in finance and tech, which has 47,000+ readers. Previously he worked at a hedge fund covering Internet and media companies.&nbsp;Follow Byrne on Twitter at <a href="https://twitter.com/ByrneHobart">@ByrneHobart</a> or subscribe to <em>The Diff</em> at <a href="https://www.thediff.co/">thediff.co</a>.</p><p><strong>Vipul Naik</strong> holds a PhD in mathematics from the University of Chicago and is currently the head of data science at <a href="https://equatortherapeutics.com/">Equator Therapeutics</a>, a drug discovery startup. He previously worked at a tech startup called <a href="https://vipulnaik.com/liftigniter-experience/">LiftIgniter</a> and then at <a href="https://vipulnaik.com/maven-experience/">The Arena Group</a>, a media / tech company that acquired LiftIgniter. Learn more about him at his website, <a href="https://vipulnaik.com">vipulnaik.com</a>.</p><p><strong>Maomao Hu</strong> is a blockchain, fintech, and AI entrepreneur and thought leader. He has been involved in organizations ranging from leading investment banks to new startups, to solve both microstructure problems like market surveillance and macrostructure problems like capital allocation. Currently, he leads development and quantitative research at asset manager <a href="https://zerocap.com/">Zerocap</a>. Learn more about him at his website, <a href="https://thefirenexttime.com">thefirenexttime.com</a>.</p>