Spread Great Ideas: The Podcast

I dive into the world of decentralized finance with Martin Krung, a prominent figure in the crypto space and a key contributor to Curve Finance.

Martin has been an active participant in the crypto community for over a decade, focusing on innovative solutions and technological advancements. As a full-stack developer with a background in art software and innovation engineering, Martin brings a unique perspective to the ever-evolving crypto landscape.

In this episode, we explore the intricacies of liquidity management, the challenges and opportunities within decentralized exchanges, and Martin's journey in the development of Curve Finance. Join us as we unpack the complexities of DeFi through the insights of one of its most seasoned contributors.

“The crypto market was filled with narratives people tell... you imagine this is the next big thing, and you buy the token. If it hits, then you make money until the story doesn't add up, and the price drops. It's an interesting force; however, we are not affected by it anymore.” - Martin Krung

• Curve Finance
• Cryptonative
• @MartinKrung on X

Lavinia Iosub is a fellow expat entrepreneur who originally hails from Romania and now runs a unique combo of a business incubator, remote team management, coworking space, and consultancy service here in Bali called Livit.

(Basically, if you're looking to build a remote team, scale your existing remote team, learn how to properly be a digital nomad, or just get a cool, calm place to work from in Bali so you can actually get some things done whilst you're here - then Lavinia and Livit are going to be interesting for you.)

We talk about hiring in Indonesia vs. the Western democracies, synchronous vs. asynchronous communication, how to scale successfully, the different work style personality types, her take on the future of remote work and being a long-term, successful digital nomad, finding and maintaining a healthy work/life balance, an obscure Dutch social scientist who classified why people from certain cultures act the way they do, what holacracy is all about (a new term to me), and more.

"Rewards can have very different natures, they can be tangible or intangible...Somebody who works in our welcoming and hospitality part just recently said to me, 'This is the first company I’ve ever been employed at where I can save money and have vacation time to visit other countries.' To me, I live for things like that. I want people to travel, I want people to develop themselves, they’ll come back as better contributors."

• Livit International
• Triatma Mulya Stenden: Home
• Lavinia Iosub | Project Getaway
• The Ideas Lab Podcast: Lavinia Iosub
• @LaviniaIosub on Twitter

• Holacracy | Evolve Your Organization
• REWORK | Basecamp
• Twist
• Gretchen Rubin
• Geert Hofstede

Please welcome my thoughtful and thought-provoking friend, Schalk Dormehl. Schalk is an aspiring polymath and a fellow lover of liberty and action-based philosophy.

We jam on the past, present, and future political landscape of South Africa, personal sovereignty (one of my favorites), and civic responsibility in today's world. Lastly, we touch on entrepreneurship, crypto, and AI in the context of South Africa and on the global stage.

Schalk Dormehl on personal sovereignty and individual rights.

"The ANC has been an exceptionally negligent and poor steward of South Africa. The results have been massive amounts of unemployment and essentially the type of scenery that one would imagine when you read Atlas Shrugged."

Schalk Dormehl on how the ANC's mismanagement of South Africa is comparable to the dystopian society in Atlas Shrugged.

"And the irony is if you look at the African countries, the corrupt countries that had communism did better than the non-corrupt countries that had communism. You can buy your way out of ridiculous rules in one system, but you can't buy your way out of the rules in another system."

Schalk Dormehl on corruption and communism.

Additional Resources

• Free Market Foundation
• Sakeliga
• The History of Southern Africa: Every Year - YouTube
• Schalk Dormehl on X
• Schalk Dormehl on LinkedIn
• SwiftCom
• Jozi vs Jozi on X
• Hügo Krüger on YouTube

Show Notes

• 00:32 - Kicking Off with Schalk Dormehl
• 01:40 - The ANC’s Grip on South Africa: Politics Since 1995
• 03:44 - Johannesburg’s Fall from Glory: Economic Decline and De-Industrialization
• 04:38 - Blame Game Politics: How the ANC Uses Scapegoating to Stay in Power
• 06:02 - Race, Policy, and Power: South Africa’s Complex Political Landscape
• 10:54 - Land Seizures and Economic Fallout: The Truth About Expropriation Without Compensation
• 19:01 - Elon Musk vs. South African Bureaucracy: How BEE Laws Have Impacted Starlink
• 24:02 - The Death of Civic Responsibility: Why South Africa and Many Other Countries Struggle with Accountability
• 31:21 - When Communities Take Charge: Grassroots Resistance Against Riots
• 32:36 - The Mystery of the Power Grid: How South Africa’s Electricity Crisis Stabilized
• 49:21 - The Brain Drain: The Cost of Losing Skilled Professionals
• 1:08:12 - A Silver Lining for South Africa? How Government Fractures Could Lead to Change

Great ideas. Bold conversations. Be part of it, connect with us on X, Facebook, Instagram, or LinkedIn.

Freya Savage is an impressive, multi-faceted woman: An established entrepreneur, a devotee to plant-based health & wellness, a certified raw food chef, an ultra-marathoner, and a successful financial planner. She’s heavily involved in food & health as well as finance, which whilst it might seem like an unusual combination at first glance, in Freya’s view this combo all revolves around the same thing: Wealth.

In this episode Freya and I discuss a variety of topics including different methods of building a successful, location independent business, establishing one’s boundaries and healthy routines, what to keep in mind when starting on a new endeavor, how to own your attractiveness, and why (and how!) to make time & space for yourself in an increasingly busy world.

Freya’s Links:

• @freya_savage_ on Instagram
• Wealthy Rebels With a Cause on Facebook
• FreyaSavage.com
• Full Power with Freya Savage

Other Relevant Links:

• Product Launch Formula
• Hedonic Treadmill

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Please welcome Mark Pulliam, an award-winning lawyer, writer, and activist living in East Tennessee. His work has appeared in The Wall Street Journal, the L.A. Times, the Federalist, and many other publications. He writes regularly at Misrule of Law and is also a contributing editor at Law and Liberty.

As a "political refugee" from blue Austin, TX, today he's joining me to discuss the ups and downs of building a grassroots conservative movement as a local activist in a supposedly "friendly" area. After all, the part of East Tennessee in which he lives, Blount County, voted by a 71% to 27% margin in 2020 for Donald Trump. Yet in building this grassroots movement which, you'd think, would be welcomed by the political establishment that purports to also be "conservative" he has run into the local version of "The Swamp" - a long-standing good ole boy network filled with RINOs that demonstrates the same clannish behavior which the original Scotch Irish settlers of East Tennessee brought with them.

Is it possible for an "outsider" to inject a sense of urgency into the local populace and wake them from their slumber to defend their values and way of life from local leaders who say one thing and do another? Let's find out.

“One person can't change the political direction of a county... It requires a movement, it requires broad-based community participation... I'm hoping that others will step up and pick up the baton also.” - Mark Pulliam

• The Misrule of Law blog
• The Misrule of Law on X
• Blount Patriot Facebook page
• Law & Liberty Mark Pulliam author profile