E44: Jordi Alexander: The Man Who Stayed Awake for $24 Million!

Jordi Alexander is a father, thinker and former pro poker player who became one of the brightest minds and most respected thought leaders in the crypto space. Jordi is also the founder & CIO at Selini Capital, one of the most successful market-making and Venture Capital firms in the web3 industry. In this episode we talk about: - The dating game and how it relates to game theory - Jordi’s tough childhood - Depression and getting out of the vicious cycle - How ego is the biggest obstacle to success - The meaning of life - Imposter syndrome - Jordi’s craziest poker story - Addictions and gambling - The trade: 1M dollar if you can stay awake for 5 days - Crypto, Dogecoin and Solana - How Jordi values his time at $50k per conversion - How AI could threaten the human species Sponsor: We are proud to partner with Coinsilium, a focused Web3 investor and venture builder supporting innovative startups building a decentralized future. Coinsilium provides vital funding and expert advice to Web3 and AI-powered early-stage technology companies. Coinsilium also provides strategic advisory services to projects looking to issue tokens. With deep expertise across crypto, DeFi, and Web3, Coinsilium helps accelerate ambitious Web3 startups to the next level. Learn more at https://www.coinsilium.com Chapters: 00:00 Meet Jordi 01:24 Relationship and datings 06:56 Game theorie 09:54 Models & bottles 10:52 Prime age 20:25 The wake-up call 29:21 Talking about ego 33:55 Meaning of life 43:53 Living US to Cyprus 47:33 Imposter syndrome 49:58 Father relationship 52:37 Poker journey 01:05:06 From poker to trading 01:11:35 The Secret trade 01:22:03 How much is your time worth? 01:24:15 Managing big fortunes 01:28:51 Crypto & solana 01:30:47 Value of money 01:45:14 The evolution of Human species and AI Follow Jordi Twitter (X): https://twitter.com/gametheorizing Follow When Shift Happens: Website: https://www.when-shift-happens.co/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kevinffollonier/ Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@kevinfollonier Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinfollonier/ Twitter (X): https://twitter.com/yieldlabs