#277: Val Katayev – $100M By 30, Crypto, Arbitrage, Recession, & The Future

Val Katayev is a tech and finance entrepreneur. In his high school yearbook, he decided he wanted to make $1,000,000 by the age of 30. He hit it by 19. In this interview, we spoke about some of his businesses, crypto, the looming recession, the power of a personal brand, and much more. (0:00) Intro (0:45) Wealth At A Young Age (2:48) Resourcefulness (4:44) PlayStation Website (11:34) Val’s Secret Weapon (17:55) Google’s 2nd Biggest Advertiser (24:41) Ringtones (39:11) People Don’t Know (41:00) Val’s Current Business (44:55) Mobile (46:58) Going With The Future (48:50) Retirement (52:20) Peer To Peer Lending (59:35) Thoughts on FTX Meltdown (1:05:20) Crypto (1:08:21) Figuring Out Next Business (1:15:45) Arbitrage Opportunity (1:17:39) Young People Having Power/Money (1:23:25) Personal Brand (1:30:21) Losing It All (1:35:24) Recession (1:39:40) Challenge Val Twitter: https://twitter.com/ValKatayev Val’s Lyrics Ad: https://twitter.com/ValKatayev/status/1499053850333904902 My Links ✉️ Newsletter: https://dannymiranda.substack.com 🎙 Podcast: https://anchor.fm/dannymiranda 🎥 YouTube: https://youtube.com/dannymiranda 🐣 Twitter: https://twitter.com/heydannymiranda 📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/heydannymiranda 🕺 TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@heydannymiranda