NBA Champion Tristan Thompson on Investing in Crypto, AI, and Health Tech

Investing Philosophy

• 💡 Tristan Thompson emphasizes investing in projects and companies that can help the everyday world and touch his heart.
• ⚠️ He advises caution when ideas are presented as "can't miss," suggesting it's often a sign to move in the opposite direction.

Crypto and AI Investments

• 🚀 Thompson is particularly excited about the crypto space and sees AI as an "ultimate teammate."
• 🧠 He views AI as a tool to advance and improve systems, with a primary focus on health and decentralized science.

AI in Healthcare and Personal Motivation

• 🏥 Thompson highlights the brokenness and lack of resources in healthcare, especially for rare diseases.
• 🧩 He is motivated by his brother's experience with a rare form of epilepsy (LSG), which has left him wheelchair-bound and unable to speak or walk.
• 🤝 He partners with Axendow, a decentralized science company using blockchain to give individuals control over their health data.

Challenges with Universal Healthcare

• 🇨🇦 As a Canadian, Thompson notes that while universal healthcare is available, it can involve long waits and crowded conditions.
• 🏥 Access to better resources and physicians in the NBA, including in the United States, significantly improved his brother's care.

Stock Market Investments

• 📈 Thompson believes in investing in everyday use case companies like Nike, Tesla, Nvidia, Microsoft, and Apple.
• 💰 He sees these companies as having a strong trajectory for growth and believes in having "skin in the game."
• 🚗 He uses the observation of employees' luxury cars (e.g., Porsches, Mercedes) in a company's parking lot as an indicator of its success and employee wealth.