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b"Miguel Armaza sits down with Eric Satz, Founder and CEO of AltoIRA, a company on a mission to help individuals in the US access and execute investments in alternative assets using their retirement savings.\\n\\nWe cover:\\n\\n- Eric\\u2019s journey from investment banker, to coffee shop owner, to venture capitalist, to AltoIRA founder.\\n- What influenced him to pursue entrepreneurship throughout most of his life.\\n- Why he thinks this is now a great time to invest in private companies.\\n- The advantages of launching a fintech startup in Nashville, Tennessee.\\n- Why he thinks the only thing harder than fundraising for startup money is making somebody laugh and why he has so much respect for stand-up comedians.\\n- And much, much more!\\n\\nEric is also the host of his own podcast, The Altogether Show, which features unfiltered interviews with untraditional entrepreneurs who ignored boundaries and followed their instincts. https://altogether.show/\\n\\nEric Satz\\n\\nAn entrepreneur and former investment banker, Eric worked for DLJ/Credit Suisse First Boston before co-founding Currenex, Plumgood Food, and Tennessee Community Ventures, a VC firm. Eric served on the Board of the TVA\\u2008from\\u20082015-January\\u20082019, and he teaches an entrepreneurship class to high school students. A Miami native and diehard 'Canes and Dolphins fan, Eric went to Amherst College. After years in NYC and then San Francisco, he and his wife moved to Nashville, her hometown, to raise their kids. When he's not breathing life into startup companies, Eric loves to ski, play soccer, and practice yoga.\\n\\nAbout AltoIRA\\n\\nAltoIRA is a financial technology company on a mission to help individuals access and execute investments in alternative assets using their retirement savings. The firm's cost-effective and hassle-free platform streamlines the process for investors, funding portals and issuers alike. Alto currently works with leading platform partners including AngelList, Wefunder and Masterworks, as well as financial advisors, funds and other direct issuers. Launched in 2018, the Nashville-based fintech firm is backed by leading investors including the family office of Tony James, Moment Ventures, Foundation Capital and the Sequoia Scout Fund. For more information, please visit www.AltoIRA.com\\n\\n- https://www.whartonfintech.org/\\n- https://twitter.com/whartonfintech\\n- https://www.linkedin.com/company/wharton-fintech-club\\n- Host: https://www.linkedin.com/in/armaza/"