The Curve is a platform to learn more about money. To change the stereotype that these conversations are typically boring, and only for men in suits. Victoria has worked in the finance and investing world for 13 years, and Sophie is a total novice. Learn alongside her as she asks all the questions you're thinking, but might feel a little embarrassed to ask. This podcast will give you all the tools and knowledge to achieve financial freedom, as well as (hopefully) having a laugh along the way.
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First fund update, Apple's new CEO, & the billion-dollar cost of climate change.
Saison 2 · Épisode 189
dimanche 6 septembre 2026 • Durée 47:48
This week, Soph and Vic share the Curve Fund's very first monthly update and break down the biggest movers, including Estée Lauder's and AMD. They also get into Apple's new CEO John Ternus, only the seventh in the company's 50 year history, and what his $60 million pay package (mostly in stock) says about how the company rewards long-term thinking. Plus, natural disasters cost the world $450 billion last year, and insurance is quietly becoming unaffordable in the riskiest areas. Turns out, skipping cover might be the worst money decision you make.
Submit your money and morals question to The Ethical Hotline: https://form.typeform.com/to/BZHujjGM and if you want to check out any of the questions we've already answered you can find them here! (https://pathfinder.kiwi/pathfinder-x-the-curve/)
Credits:
Hosts: Sophie Hallwright & Vic Harris
Producer: Emily Rigby
Editor: Kate Callaghan
Social & Digital Manager: Lucy Munro
Leave us a message on The Curve Hotline 💌☎️
For more from The Curve:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecurveplatform/?hl=en
Substack: https://thecurveplatform.substack.com/
Website: https://thecurveplatform.com/
The Curve Investments: https://thecurveinvestments.co.nz/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFT_HdjhtoRIwPTmQy2TNLw
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thecurveplatform
Chapters
00:00:00 Coming up in this episode…
00:00:42 Pathfinder x The Curve
00:01:07 Weekly catchup
00:05:05 The Curve Fund’s First Update!!!!
00:22:28 Apple’s got a new girl in town
00:32:57 Pathfinder x The Curve
00:33:40 The rinsing cost of natural disasters
00:42:08 Community question
00:46:41 Thank you for listening!
00:47:18 Financial disclaimer
Disclaimer: Raising The Curve has been prepared solely for informational and educational purposes. Any information provided and serviced described in this website are intended to be of general nature and provide general information only. The opinions expressed by The Curve do not constitute investment advice.
The property millionaire who says stop buying.
Saison 1 · Épisode 229
jeudi 3 septembre 2026 • Durée 42:49
This week, Soph is joined by The Curve’s angel investor, Nicole Bremner. At its peak, Nicole’s portfolio included stakes in over 110 properties. In this episode, the pair get honest about what's shifted in the property market over the last 15 years, and why the old rules of buying property no longer apply. They unpack the diversification blind spot most homeowners don't realise they have, and why an emotional purchase isn't a bad one. Plus Nicole reveals what the UK's Rich List actually shows about how wealthy people build and structure their money. Whether you already own property, are weighing up your next move, or are saving for your first home, this conversation will help you buy smarter and think more clearly about where property fits in your bigger financial picture.
Episodes mentioned in this podcast…
First episode with Nicole: (https://open.spotify.com/episode/4gbxyFomLKuLZ4uP8lXV9M?si=tfcP_NkYTt2J7H4x53s-AA)
Why now is never the right time to invest: (https://open.spotify.com/episode/5hZgkak8soileERUsS8bF5?si=dlxbdweyQsid22Akp_4IMw)
Nicole’s links
Website (https://www.nicolebremner.com/)
Podcast (https://www.nicolebremner.com/podcast)
Credits:
Hosts: Victoria Harris & Sophie Hallwright
Producer: Emily Rigby
Editor: Kate Callaghan
Social & Digital Manager: Lucy Munro
Leave us a message on The Curve Hotline 💌☎️ (https://thecurveplatform.com/pages/the-curve-hotline)
For more from The Curve:
Website (https://thecurveplatform.com/)
Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/thecurveplatform/)
YouTube (https://youtube.com/@thecurveplatform?si=nlCWqqqySWOzYlj3)
TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@thecurveplatform)
Newsletter (https://thecurve.co.nz/pages/sign-up-to-the-curve-weekly)
Substack (https://thecurveplatform.substack.com/)
Chapters
00:00:00 Coming up in this episode…
00:00:56 Welcoming Nicole back!
00:01:54 Investing in startups (and The Curve)
00:06:00 Nicole’s property experience
00:15:11 A case study: Switzerland vs Romania
00:19:15 Should buying property be an emotional decision?
00:27:15 The rich list
00:32:54 Property vs stocks?
00:41:50 Thank you for listening!
00:42:21 Financial disclaimer
Disclaimer: Raising The Curve has been prepared solely for informational and educational purposes. Any information provided and serviced described in this website are intended to be of general nature and provide general information only. The opinions expressed by The Curve do not constitute investment advice.
Meta's $18 billion problem.
Saison 2 · Épisode 188
mardi 1 septembre 2026 • Durée 59:11
Soph and Emma pay tribute to Dolly Parton's legacy and the financial genius behind her career, from refusing to give Elvis half her songwriting credit to owning her entire catalog decades before artists like Taylor Swift and Dua Lipa followed suit. They also break down Meta's $18 billion legal settlement, why prosecutors have finally found a way to hold the platform accountable, and what it signals for big tech going forward. Plus, they get into the rise of men paying matchmakers tens of thousands of dollars to find themselves a traditional wife.
Thanks so much to Generate for making The Curve Weekly possible. Generate has a really impressive 10-year track record, to find out more about their performance click here: generatekiwisaver.co.nz/performance. But remember, a great track record doesn’t guarantee future returns! If you’d like to speak to an advisor, to see if Generate is right for you, you can book time with someone here: https://www.generatewealth.co.nz/curve
Credits:
Hosts: Sophie Hallwright
Producer: Emily Rigby
Editor: Kate Callaghan
Social & Digital Manager: Lucy Munro
Leave us a message on The Curve Hotline 💌☎️ (https://thecurveplatform.com/pages/the-curve-hotline)
For more from The Curve:
Website (https://thecurveplatform.com/)
Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/thecurveplatform/)
YouTube (https://youtube.com/@thecurveplatform?si=nlCWqqqySWOzYlj3)
TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@thecurveplatform)
Newsletter (https://thecurve.co.nz/pages/sign-up-to-the-curve-weekly)
Substack (https://thecurveplatform.substack.com/)
Chapters
00:00:00 Coming up in this episode…
00:01:10 Generate x The Curve
00:01:27 Weekly catchup
00:03:09 Dolly Parton’s legacy
00:18:42 Generate x The Curve
00:19:18 The $18BN lawsuit
00:41:38 Why men are paying to find tradwives
00:58:04 Thank you for listening!
00:58:42 Financial disclaimer
Disclaimer: Raising The Curve has been prepared solely for informational and educational purposes. Any information provided and serviced described in this website are intended to be of general nature and provide general information only. The opinions expressed by The Curve do not constitute investment advice.
Generate’s Product Disclosure Statement and Financial Advice Provider License can be found here: GenerateKiwiSaver.co.nz/disclosures.
*Morningstar KiwiSaver Survey March Quarter End 2026. The Generate Focused Growth Fund returns have ranked in the top three of NZ Multi Sector Aggressive Category Funds for 10 year returns every quarter since becoming eligible in June 2023. Most recently the fund ranked 2nd out of 10 funds for 10 year returns to 31 March 2026.
Designer Babies, Anti-Aging & the $12.5B Lakers Deal.
Saison 2 · Épisode 187
dimanche 30 août 2026 • Durée 48:59
This week we're asking an uncomfortable question: can money literally buy you a longer life? We dig into the eyebrow-raising world of biohacking billionaires spending millions to reverse their biological age, the stark wealth gap in life expectancy (up to 15 years in some countries), and the rise of $50,000 genetic screening packages that let the ultra-wealthy select for IQ, height and health in their future children. Then we shift gears to sport as an investment - unpacking the $12.5B LA Lakers sale, why scarcity drives sports team valuations, and how to get exposure to the female sport boom without buying a whole team. Plus, two community questions: investing in The Curve Investments via direct debit vs. Sharesies, and how to negotiate a pay rise while on maternity leave.
Submit your money and morals question to The Ethical Hotline: https://form.typeform.com/to/BZHujjGM and if you want to check out any of the questions we've already answered you can find them here! (https://pathfinder.kiwi/pathfinder-x-the-curve/)
WTF does that mean? A guide to all the jargony bits:
Asset class — a category of thing you can invest in (property, stocks, sports teams...)
Capital gains — profit from an asset going up in value
Dividends — regular payouts just for holding an asset
Margins — profit left after costs; high margins attract competitors
ETF — a ready-made basket of investments you buy in one go
Credits:
Hosts: Sophie Hallwright & Vic Harris
Producer: Emily Rigby
Editor: Kate Callaghan
Social & Digital Manager: Lucy Munro
Leave us a message on The Curve Hotline 💌☎️
For more from The Curve:
Website (https://thecurveplatform.com/)
Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/thecurveplatform/)
YouTube (https://youtube.com/@thecurveplatform?si=nlCWqqqySWOzYlj3)
TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@thecurveplatform)
Newsletter (https://thecurve.co.nz/pages/sign-up-to-the-curve-weekly)
Substack (https://thecurveplatform.substack.com/)
Chapters
00:00:00 Coming up in this episode…
00:00:55 The Curve x Pathfinder
00:01:25 Catching up: our Lorde concert debrief
00:03:56 Can money buy you a longer life?
00:22:33 The Curve x Pathfinder
00:23:13 Sport, money & the $12.5B Lakers deal
00:36:53 Your questions, answered
00:47:52 That's a wrap!
00:48:30 Financial disclaimer
Disclaimer: Raising The Curve has been prepared solely for informational and educational purposes. Any information provided and serviced described in this website are intended to be of general nature and provide general information only. The opinions expressed by The Curve do not constitute investment advice.
7 Questions to Ask Before You Buy an Investment Property.
Saison 1 · Épisode 228
jeudi 27 août 2026 • Durée 42:18
Before Pete West buys a single investment property, he runs through 7 questions - skip one, and it could cost you thousands.
Soph sits down with Pete (the property investor she's worked with on two of her own investments) to break down exactly what he looks for before he buys anything. This isn't about finding your dream home, it's a practical framework for assessing an investment property before you buy.
Pete shares the Google Maps trick he uses before even visiting a property, why "the best suburb you can afford" beats a bigger house in a worse one, and the expensive fixes that add zero value versus the ones that do. He also covers how to spot asbestos, dodgy foundations, and unconsented work before they become your problem, plus a real case study: $525k purchase, $70k renovation, $715k revaluation. If you're buying your first investment property, or just want to understand how the pros do it, this one gives you a checklist to take straight to your next viewing.
Pete’s Links
Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/peterwestproperty)
Website (https://www.westpropertycoaching.co.nz/)
We're proud to be partnering with BNZ, because no two journeys to home ownership are the same. BNZ's home loan experts are there to help you navigate the process with confidence – from search to signing
👉 To learn more, head here.
Credits:
Host: Sophie Hallwright
Guest: Peter West
Producer: Emily Rigby
Editor: Kate Callaghan
Social & Digital Manager: Lucy Munro
Leave us a message on The Curve Hotline 💌☎️ (https://thecurveplatform.com/pages/the-curve-hotline)
For more from The Curve:
Website
Instagram
YouTube
TikTok
Newsletter
Disclaimer: Raising The Curve has been prepared solely for informational and educational purposes. Any information provided and serviced described in this website are intended to be of general nature and provide general information only. The opinions expressed by The Curve do not constitute investment advice.
Do you have "Emma Grede Disease"? Unpacking founder culture's biggest myth.
Saison 2 · Épisode 186
mardi 25 août 2026 • Durée 57:51
"Emma Grede disease" is TikTok's new shorthand for our collective obsession with founder culture - the private jets, the polished business profile, the highlight reel version of building something from nothing. This week, Soph and Emma unpack where the term came from and whether it holds up, using Grede's Start With Yourself as the springboard for a wider conversation about what success in business actually requires: the trade-offs, the years of unseen graft, and why the aesthetic of success is so often mistaken for the substance of it. They cover the rise of the creator economy and Time's 100 Creators list, why personal brand has become a career asset in itself, the case for staying employed longer in your 20s to build skills before going out alone, and why women get punished for failing publicly in a way men rarely are.
What do you think of these episodes? Take our survey here to tell us what you think: https://form.typeform.com/to/nAMRC7oj
Thanks so much to Generate for making The Curve Weekly possible. Generate has a really impressive 10-year track record, to find out more about their performance click here: generatekiwisaver.co.nz/performance. But remember, a great track record doesn’t guarantee future returns! If you’d like to speak to an advisor, to see if Generate is right for you, you can book time with someone here: https://www.generatewealth.co.nz/curve
Credits:
Hosts: Sophie Hallwright & Vic Harris
Guest: Emma-Louise Boynton
Producer: Emily Rigby
Editor: Kate Callaghan
Social & Digital Manager: Lucy Munro
Leave us a message on The Curve Hotline 💌☎️ (https://thecurveplatform.com/pages/the-curve-hotline)
For more from The Curve:
Website (https://thecurveplatform.com/)
Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/thecurveplatform/)
YouTube (https://youtube.com/@thecurveplatform?si=nlCWqqqySWOzYlj3)
TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@thecurveplatform)
Newsletter (https://thecurve.co.nz/pages/sign-up-to-the-curve-weekly)
Substack (https://thecurveplatform.substack.com/)
Chapters
00:00:00 Coming Up In This Episode…
00:00:39 The Curve x Generate
00:00:57 Birthdays, Watches & Being In the Green (Quick Catch Up)
00:03:34 What We're Unpacking Today
00:05:33 What Is "Emma Grede Disease"? (The TikTok Term Explained)
00:16:51 Inside Time's 100 Creators List: Who's Actually Making Money
00:29:22 Take Our Listener Survey!
00:30:18 Do You Need a Personal Brand to Build a Successful Business?
00:38:23 The Curve x Generate
00:39:00 Your 20s vs 30s: Employed, Freelance or Founder?
00:47:00 The Last Taboo: Why We Can't Talk About Failure
00:56:44 Thank You For Listening
00:57:22 Financial Disclaimer
Disclaimer: Raising The Curve has been prepared solely for informational and educational purposes. Any information provided and serviced described in this website are intended to be of general nature and provide general information only. The opinions expressed by The Curve do not constitute investment advice.
Generate’s Product Disclosure Statement and Financial Advice Provider License can be found here: GenerateKiwiSaver.co.nz/disclosures.
*Morningstar KiwiSaver Survey March Quarter End 2026. The Generate Focused Growth Fund returns have ranked in the top three of NZ Multi Sector Aggressive Category Funds for 10 year returns every quarter since becoming eligible in June 2023. Most recently the fund ranked 2nd out of 10 funds for 10 year returns to 31 March 2026.
Samsonite just bought a chunk of Shay Mitchell's luggage brand Beis; a 116-year-old company getting cool by buying it rather than building it. We unpack why this "buy vs. build" move makes sense (and what it means for celebrity-backed brands generally). Then: Selena Gomez is being sued for fraud by Wondermind investors after 3 years of alleged radio silence, is this a case of where there's smoke, there's fire? And finally, Anthropic's revenue has gone from $9bn to $65bn in six months, putting it on track to be the largest tech IPO in history. We break down what that growth actually means, why valuing it is nearly impossible, and whether founders keeping outsized control post-IPO should worry everyday investors. Plus: our ethical hotline tackles whether it's ethical to invest in space, with Lily from Pathfinder.
Submit your money and morals question to The Ethical Hotline: https://form.typeform.com/to/BZHujjGM and if you want to check out any of the questions we've already answered you can find them here! (https://pathfinder.kiwi/pathfinder-x-the-curve/)
WTF does that mean? A guide to all the jargony bits:
Revenue Multiple — What a company sells for, priced as a multiple of its yearly sales.
Annual Run Rate — One good month, times 12, dressed up as a yearly forecast.
IPO — Going public: selling chunks of your company to literally anyone with a brokerage app.
Public Benefit Corporation — A B Corp, but with a lawyer standing behind it.
Short Report — A hedge fund trash-talking a stock it's secretly betting against.
Cap Table — The receipt for who owns how much of the company.
Outsized Voting Rights — Own 5%, control 100% - founder magic.
Shareholders' Agreement — The paperwork that saves you from finding out the hard way.
Angel Investor — One rich person, one big check, one leap of faith.
Credits:
Hosts: Sophie Hallwright & Vic Harris
Producer: Emily Rigby
Editor: Kate Callaghan
Social & Digital Manager: Lucy Munro
Leave us a message on The Curve Hotline 💌☎️
For more from The Curve:
Website (https://thecurveplatform.com/)
Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/thecurveplatform/)
YouTube (https://youtube.com/@thecurveplatform?si=nlCWqqqySWOzYlj3)
TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@thecurveplatform)
Newsletter (https://thecurve.co.nz/pages/sign-up-to-the-curve-weekly)
Substack (https://thecurveplatform.substack.com/)
Chapters
00:00:00 Coming Up
00:00:55 Pathfinder x The Curve
00:01:21 Sophie's Birthday & Catch-Up
00:03:10 Samsonite Buys Shay Mitchell's Beis
00:18:49 Pathfinder x The Curve
00:19:38 Selena Gomez's Wondermind Lawsuit
00:27:54 Anthropic's Trillion-Dollar IPO
00:41:32 Ethical Hotline: Investing in Space
00:48:27 Thanks for Listening!
00:49:02 Financial Disclaimer
Disclaimer: Raising The Curve has been prepared solely for informational and educational purposes. Any information provided and serviced described in this website are intended to be of general nature and provide general information only. The opinions expressed by The Curve do not constitute investment advice.
Is your wedding for you, or for Instagram?
Saison 1 · Épisode 227
jeudi 20 août 2026 • Durée 50:56
Over 50% of US couples go into debt paying for their wedding, and 1 in 3 regret how much they spent. So what's actually driving the cost up, and what do people wish they'd spent their money on instead? Sophie sits down with Margie Riddiford, co-founder of wedding platform Veil, to unpack the results of The Curve's own audience survey alongside global spending data from New Zealand, Australia, the UK, and the US. They get into the "wedding tax," and why spending money on preserving memories is the one investment that pays off every time. Also, don’t miss the unspoken reality of family financial contributions and the strings that can come attached. Whether you have your special day coming up or love being nosey about wedding mishaps, this episode has you covered.
Check out the Weddings Survey results here …
https://thecurveplatform.substack.com/p/the-true-cost-of-weddings
Margie’s links …
Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/margieriddiford)
Massive thanks to our sponsors for this episode; VEIL Magazine and Milkbooks.
🕊️ VEIL is this gorgeous print mag all about real romance, ritual and modern matrimony - definitely worth a browse at https://www.veil-magazine.com/
📸 Milkbooks make photo albums you'll actually want to keep forever, not just shove in a drawer, check them out at https://www.milkbooks.com/
Credits:
Host: Sophie Hallwright
Guest: Margie Riddiford
Producer: Emily Rigby
Editor: Kate Callaghan
Social & Digital Manager: Lucy Munro
Leave us a message on The Curve Hotline 💌☎️ (https://thecurveplatform.com/pages/the-curve-hotline)
For more from The Curve:
Website (https://thecurveplatform.com/)
Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/thecurveplatform/)
YouTube (https://youtube.com/@thecurveplatform?si=nlCWqqqySWOzYlj3)
TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@thecurveplatform)
Newsletter (https://thecurve.co.nz/pages/sign-up-to-the-curve-weekly)
Substack (https://thecurveplatform.substack.com/)
Chapters
00:00:00 Coming up in this episode …
00:01:03 An introduction to Margie & Veil
00:08:40 How did weddings get so expensive
00:13:36 The influence of social media
00:16:21 “The wedding tax”
00:19:20 Margie’s own wedding
00:23:03 What the community do and don’t value spending money on
00:38:55 Family contributions to weddings
00:41:45 The trade off between your wedding vs your future
00:46:09 Final thoughts
00:49:10 Thanks for listening!
00:49:38 Financial disclaimer
Disclaimer: Raising The Curve has been prepared solely for informational and educational purposes. Any information provided and serviced described in this website are intended to be of general nature and provide general information only. The opinions expressed by The Curve do not constitute investment advice.
What AOC's public egg freezing journey reveals about the cost of fertility.
Saison 2
mercredi 19 août 2026 • Durée 01:12:59
Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is freezing her eggs and sharing every part of the process with her 6 million+ followers; the hormone injections, the bloating, the uncertainty, and it's got Soph and Emma asking what egg freezing actually costs. In this episode, we cover the real price of freezing your eggs (upfront costs plus the ongoing storage fees nobody mentions), why only 6% of women who freeze their eggs ever go on to use them, why 35-37 (not your 20s) is when most women can actually afford to do it, the booming $129 billion surrogacy industry sparked by the backlash to Cameron Diaz's third child, and why so many fertility decisions; whether to freeze eggs, use a surrogate, or have kids at all, come down to money rather than choice.
Content warning: this episode contains strong language and discusses fertility struggles and reproductive health candidly.
Read the full New York Times story on the global surrogacy industry in Ukraine, including how the war affected surrogate mothers: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/03/magazine/surrogates-ukraine.html
Catch our full conversation with Deirdre from Hertility on fertility testing here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kmi_ba-58nQ
Thanks so much to Generate for making The Curve Weekly possible. Generate has a really impressive 10-year track record, to find out more about their performance click here: generatekiwisaver.co.nz/performance. But remember, a great track record doesn’t guarantee future returns! If you’d like to speak to an advisor, to see if Generate is right for you, you can book time with someone here: https://www.generatewealth.co.nz/curve
Credits:
Hosts: Sophie Hallwright & Vic Harris
Producer: Emily Rigby
Editor: Kate Callaghan
Social & Digital Manager: Lucy Munro
Leave us a message on The Curve Hotline 💌☎️ (https://thecurveplatform.com/pages/the-curve-hotline)
For more from The Curve:
Website (https://thecurveplatform.com/)
Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/thecurveplatform/)
YouTube (https://youtube.com/@thecurveplatform?si=nlCWqqqySWOzYlj3)
TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@thecurveplatform)
Newsletter (https://thecurve.co.nz/pages/sign-up-to-the-curve-weekly)
Substack (https://thecurveplatform.substack.com/)
Chapters
00:00:00 Coming up in this episode…
00:01:10 Generate x The Curve
00:01:29 Catching up: Edinburgh Fringe and financial confessions
00:06:57 AOC's public egg-freezing journey sparks a bigger question
00:12:37 The affordability of egg freezing
00:26:39 The real numbers
00:42:40 Generate x The Curve
00:43:18 Inside the booming surrogacy industry
01:00:00 The dating crisis, and why it changes everything
01:11:50 Thank you for listening!
01:12:30 Financial disclaimer
Disclaimer: Raising The Curve has been prepared solely for informational and educational purposes. Any information provided and serviced described in this website are intended to be of general nature and provide general information only. The opinions expressed by The Curve do not constitute investment advice.
Generate’s Product Disclosure Statement and Financial Advice Provider License can be found here: GenerateKiwiSaver.co.nz/disclosures.
*Morningstar KiwiSaver Survey March Quarter End 2026. The Generate Focused Growth Fund returns have ranked in the top three of NZ Multi Sector Aggressive Category Funds for 10 year returns every quarter since becoming eligible in June 2023. Most recently the fund ranked 2nd out of 10 funds for 10 year returns to 31 March 2026.
Alix Earle vs Alex Cooper: the tea is in the balance sheets.
Saison 2 · Épisode 183
dimanche 16 août 2026 • Durée 52:12
Sophie and Vic get into why Alix Earle might be one of the smartest businesswomen on the internet right now, quietly building her own VC firm off the back of her TikTok reach. They put her playbook up against Alex Cooper's, whose media company Unwell just hit a $500 million valuation, and break down who's actually building the bigger empire. Plus, El Niño is compounding the global warming effects we’re already witnessing, and it's about to hit your coffee and chocolate. But first, Spotify could soon be revealing your favourite artist is secretly AI …
Submit your money and morals question to The Ethical Hotline: https://form.typeform.com/to/BZHujjGM and if you want to check out any of the questions we've already answered you can find them here! (https://pathfinder.kiwi/pathfinder-x-the-curve/)
WTF does that mean? A guide to all the jargony bits:
VC (venture capital) Money invested in early-stage companies with high growth potential.
Cap table The list of who owns what in a private company.
Valuation What a business is worth on paper, not what's in the bank.
Private equity Investment firms that buy stakes in more established companies.
Return on investment What you get back compared to what you put in.
Angel investing Early money from friends, family or individuals before VCs get involved.
Credits:
Hosts: Sophie Hallwright & Vic Harris
Producer: Emily Rigby
Editor: Kate Callaghan
Social & Digital Manager: Lucy Munro
Leave us a message on The Curve Hotline 💌☎️
For more from The Curve:
Website (https://thecurveplatform.com/)
Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/thecurveplatform/)
YouTube (https://youtube.com/@thecurveplatform?si=nlCWqqqySWOzYlj3)
TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@thecurveplatform)
Newsletter (https://thecurve.co.nz/pages/sign-up-to-the-curve-weekly)
Substack (https://thecurveplatform.substack.com/)
Chapters
00:00:00 Coming up in today’s episode …
00:00:55 Pathfinder x The Curve
00:01:25 Vic has betrayed us
00:10:00 Spotify’s new AI badges
00:17:16 Alix Earle’s new VC firm
00:28:11 Alex Cooper’s media empire
00:34:00 Pathfinder x The Curve
00:35:01 El niño and Global warming
00:36:15 Community Question
00:50:35 Thanks for listening
00:51:45 Financial disclaimer
Disclaimer: Raising The Curve has been prepared solely for informational and educational purposes. Any information provided and serviced described in this website are intended to be of general nature and provide general information only. The opinions expressed by The Curve do not constitute investment advice.
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