We have a very inspiring guest and that is 26 year old Anthony Zhang. Anthony dropped out of college after being awarded a Thiel Fellowship grant to pursue his first business, EnvoyNow which ultimately sold 4 years later. He then went on to found KnowYourVC, a second venture that quickly sold. Now, for his third act, he has founded Vinovest, a platform for investing in wine.
IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN:
00:00 – Intro
00:15 – Anthony Zhang’s Thiel Fellowship Experience
03:12 – 100,000 Thiel Fellowship Grant and Envoynow
05:23 – Know Your VC
10:23 – Anthony Zhang’s Mark Cuban Story and His First Investment Offer
13:24 – Learnings From Peter Thiel and Mark Cuban
15:26 – What Got Anthony Zhang Interested in the Wine Market and The Beginning Of Vinovest
– Why You Should Consider Wine in Your Portfolio
19:02 – The Basics of Wine Itself and What Separates a “Fine Wine” From All the Rest
21:06 – Trading Wine and Auctions
21:57 – What Wine Is Most Correlated With
23:58 – Changing Geography of the Best Wine in the World and and Biggest Risks to the Wine Industry
26:21 – Climate Change, Its Effects to the Wine Industry, and Surprising Opportunities
27:45 – Value of Wine
31:33 – Investing With Vinovest
33:45 – How to Build a Portfolio of Wine, or Simply Invest in a Wine Index
34:57 – The Most Expensive Bottle of Wine
36:00 – Anthony Zhang’s Favorite Bottle of Wine
37:08 – Prices and Data Points of Wine
38:10 – How Liquid Is the Wine Market
39:15 – Vinovest Fees
40:12 – Vinovest 100 Index
41:01 – Secret Sauce Behind Vinovest
43:03 – Selling Your Bottle of Wine
43:42 – Anthony Zhang’s Accident
47:46 – Best Books About Wine and Investing
52:36 – How to Impress Your Significant Other Next Time You’re at Dinner or the Wine Shop
54:39 – Trend on Natural Wine
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