{"podcast":{"title":"Managing Tech Millions","slug":"managing-tech-millions-6705312","podcast_index_feed_id":6705312,"rss_url":"https://feeds.redcircle.com/8f2225e0-c4ac-469c-9e36-07f3677a22a7","website_url":"https://redcircle.com/shows/tech-equity-and-money-talk","image_url":"https://media.redcircle.com/images/2025/1/21/17/038d64ac-3862-49d0-9fb0-9c12a3796373_f3-43c9-be6f-34886fbe6fae_new_tcmt_cover_art_2.jpg","author":"Christopher Nelson","episode_count":169,"summary":"Welcome to Managing Tech Millions! http://www.managingtechmillions.com/ is where you could hang out with experienced tech industry executives, ask them about career growth, equity compensation, money, investing, financial strategies, and more; then take an insight or two to guide your own career and lifestyle? That’s what we do each week on Managing Tech Millions. Hosted by Christopher Nelson –– author, tech exec, and Principal and Co-Founder of Wealthward Capital –– every episode is an in-depth look at how to navigate tech careers in hyper-growth companies, select the right companies to work for, earn equity, and build a passive income portfolio. The goal is to give you the information you need to grow your career, build wealth, and make an impact!","last_synced_at":"2026-07-22T04:18:42.997737+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/managing-tech-millions-6705312"},"episode":{"title":"I stopped investing when I learned this...","slug":"i-stopped-investing-when-i-learned-this","published_at":"2026-04-21T13:00:29+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/managing-tech-millions-6705312/i-stopped-investing-when-i-learned-this","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/managing-tech-millions-6705312","url":"http://www.managingtechmillions.com/","audio_url":"https://audio3.redcircle.com/episodes/5a27a50f-05bc-4ecc-88c4-78952014e176/stream.mp3","summary":"You crossed the million-dollar mark. The returns look good. Your advisor says you're on track. And yet, something still feels off. I've been there. After my first IPO, I sat down with Morgan Stanley and they handed me a cookie-cutter 60/40 — the same allocation they'd give anyone walking through the door. That's when it hit me: nobody is coming to save me. The gap between where you are and where you should be has nothing to do with picking better stocks or chasing the next deal. It has everything to do with how you operate. In this video, I'm walking through three shifts I made when I stopped just \"investing\" and started running my wealth like a business. These aren't advanced financial strategies. They're operational. And once you see them, you can't unsee them. If you're managing $1M to $30M and the financial anxiety hasn't gone away — this one is for you. Let's keep building.","meta_description":"You crossed the million-dollar mark. The returns look good. Your advisor says you're on track. And yet, something still feels off. I've been there. After…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":616,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/managing-tech-millions-6705312/episodes/i-stopped-investing-when-i-learned-this/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/managing-tech-millions-6705312/i-stopped-investing-when-i-learned-this.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}