The Pomp Podcast
354: Caleb Pressley on Creating Viral Internet Content
- Caleb's football background at UNC as a career backup quarterback and how that experience shaped his perspective on power dynamics in college sports.
- The shifting balance of power toward college athletes through social media and content creation, exemplified by Pac-12 player organizing and demands for compensation and safety.
- Caleb's role at Barstool Sports, creative freedom model, and how Dave Portnoy's hands-off leadership enables unlimited content experimentation without editorial approval.
- Caleb's recent pivot to competitive golf after discovering the sport during pandemic lockdown, with a goal to reach PGA Tour by age 37.
- Bitcoin adoption thesis centered on generational digital-native default values; younger cohorts view digital assets as intuitive where older generations see them as ethereal or unreal.
- Volatility as Bitcoin's most effective marketing tool, drawing new investors through price movement before they become educated on fundamentals.