In this episode of Market Meditations, Chris and Neal welcome guest Tahmina Watson onto the show. Join us as we discuss the evolving landscape of immigration policy and how Tahmina is helping others navigate the changes in presidential administrations as well as the impacts of the pandemic. Tahmina is a practicing immigration lawyer, the founder of Watson Immigration Law, author, and host of the podcast Tahmina Talks Immigration. She is deeply committed to serving the community as well as advocating for comprehensive immigration reform and enjoys working with investors, entrepreneurs, and start-up companies. You can find Tahmina's books here: The Startup Visa: Key to Job Growth & Economic Prosperity in America - www.amazon.com/Startup-Visa-Economic-Prosperity-America-ebook/dp/B00ZRBXSVU/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=the+startup+visa&qid=1623710953&s=digital-text&sr=1-1 and Legal Heroes in the Trump Era: Be Inspired. Expand Your Impact. Change the World - https://www.amazon.com/Legal-Heroes-Trump-Era-Inspired-ebook/dp/B08KC7MBFV Her third book: "The Startup Visa: Key to Job Growth and Economic Prosperity in America- SECOND EDITION (2021)" will be released on July 13 LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/tahminawatson/

Chris and Neal invite special guest Dr. Marcus Ranney onto the show to discuss his new book, At The Human Edge, as well as his work on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic in India. The book is a non-fiction-based piece of popular science which unravels the amazing adaptive physiological responses that our bodies undergo as we push it to the limits in extreme sports and natural environments. Each chapter captures the history, geography, and physical challenges which our bodies face when we as a species have tried to conquer the great outdoors. From Mt Everest to the South Pole, from a journey to Mars to the bottom of the Mariana trench. Chris and Neal further dive into Dr. Ranney's strong understanding of human physiology (particularly at the extreme), how the body first deteriorates, then adapts, and finally excels when faced with running a marathon, summiting Everest, or going to Mars. You can find Dr. Ranney's book here: https://www.amazon.com/At-Human-Edge-Physiology-Performance-ebook/dp/B08MW7D165

Chris and Neal discuss the week in news, covering the valuation of commodities, Vision Fund, crypto, blockchain tech, and more.

Chris and Neal dive into the week's public market news. It appears the IPO and SPAC boom may be peaking, large pensions are looking for non-traditional assets for diversification, and logistics and raw materials are exhibiting pressure with higher commodity prices. Furthermore, Chris points out his attention to natural resources and commodities prices and the bottlenecks that exist. If they don't ease soon current market sentiments could become more permanent.

Chris and Neal discuss Clubhouse, Elon Musk, Roaring Kitty, Chamath Palihapitiya, as well as updates on venture capital and the public finance markets.

On this episode of the Market Meditations Podcast, Chris and Neal chat with Dan Nayot to discuss innovations within the fertility space. Dan Nayot is a reproductive endocrinologist, academic, and entrepreneur, having been actively involved in all aspects of fertility care ranging from patient advocacy to contributing to scientific breakthroughs, to mentoring trainees. His additional expertise in Mathematics (University of Toronto) and Clinical Epidemiology (Harvard University) has allowed him to critically analyze the current methods of health care delivery and help advance the field of reproductive medicine for patients and clinicians. Today, as the Medical Director of The Fertility Partners, Dan continues to learn from patients and clinicians on the pressing issues ranging from access to care to scientific bottlenecks inside and outside the IVF lab. Connect with Dan - https://www.linkedin.com/in/dan-nayot-8b36b425/

Chris and Neal discuss the news of the week in the public markets and venture capital.

Chris and Neal discuss the latest news in the public markets after a wild week of volatile trading. Topics this week include: GameStop, Bed Bath and Beyond, Chamath Palihapitiya's run for CA Governor, Jack Ma, and Andreessen Horowitz becoming a media company.

"The Purpose Mindset" Akhtar Badshah is an expert on social impact, philanthropy, CSR and international development, an author and artist. He is the founder and Chief Catalyst of Catalytic Innovators Group a new consulting practice focused on accelerating social impact through catalytic innovation. He a Distinguished Practitioner and Associate Teaching Faculty at the University of Washington, School of Business (Bothell Campus) and Evans School of Public Policy and Governance. He also is a faculty lead at START Center at the Department of Public Health. Formerly, he was the Senior Director of Microsoft Citizenship and Public Affairs, where he administered the company’s global community investment and employee programs. Through monetary grants, software and curriculum donations, technology solutions, and employee giving, Microsoft supports programs and organizations that address the needs of communities worldwide. Since 1983, Microsoft and its employees have provided around $5 billion in cash, services and software to nonprofits around the world through localized, company-sponsored giving and volunteer campaigns. Among his responsibilities, Badshah managed the philanthropic elements of Microsoft’s YouthSpark, a global initiative that is designed to help youth into opportunities through training, employment and help starting their own ventures. His new book Purpose Mindset: How Microsoft Inspires its Employees and Alumni to Change the World, is available at https://lnkd.in/gJZWb6W. The book is published by #HarperCollinsLeadership and is also a @MicrosoftAlumniNetwork imprint. Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/akhtar-badshah-6250105/

Chris and Neal discuss the latest topics in the public markets and venture capital such as the bullish market, valuations, commodities, Tesla, Bitcoin and healthcare.

Joining the podcast is Mudit Agrawal, the Principal Scientist Lead at Microsoft Hololens. Working on computer vision, machine learning algorithms for augmented reality (AR) applications with specialties in Document Image Processing, Pattern Recognition, Machine Learning, and Biometrics. Mudit is a transformational leader in tech and a bright star in the future tech landscape and joins a discussion with Chris and Neal about AI, its contributions to solving major human problems. He posits that being human is hard enough and that there is no distinguishing factor between you, the machine, and the animal. Mudit's Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/agrawalmudit/