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![RaoulGMI Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:24/cr:twitter::2453385626.png) Raoul Pal [@RaoulGMI](/creator/twitter/RaoulGMI) on x 1.2M followers
Created: 2025-06-26 12:28:00 UTC

@saylor on Real Vision: The interview that started it all for many in 2020. One of the most viewed interviews of all time and likely the first to explain the reason behind the wave of Bitcoin treasury companies...

Enjoy!

00:00 Intro 
05:00 Michael Saylor’s MIT roots & Air Force story
09:00 Founding @MicroStrategy $MSTR ('89)
16:38 Domain plays & early ventures
26:50 Embracing focus & stoicism 
29:57 First #Bitcoin misstep & epiphany
36:24 Treasury cash strategy pre-COVID
45:01 Pandemic fuels virtual pivot
49:47 The currency war & asset inflation 
59:21 Gold vs. Bitcoin as “hard money”
01:12:06 Choosing Bitcoin for the long haul
01:18:36 Why $BTC outclasses gold
1:27:12 Winning board & audit buy-in
1:43:38 Closing insights

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