What Nick Kokonas has said about Flash Boys
1 quote · 1 episode · Oct 26, 2026
Nick Kokonas, American former options trader, co-founder of the restaurant Alinea and founder of the reservation software company Tock, has been quoted on Flash Boys once in 1 episode of My First Million, most recently on October 26, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Kokonas argues that Michael Lewis's Flash Boys was wrong because traders tell journalists only strategies that no longer work.
“When he finally wrote about something I actually knew about, I went, this is all wrong. Flash Boys is all bullshit”
My First Million: How to find your arbitrage (from the guy who’s done it 3x) ft. Nick Kokonas (Oct 26, 2026) · Listen from 1:31:36
Episodes
How to find your arbitrage (from the guy who’s done it 3x) ft. Nick KokonasMy First Million · Oct 26, 2026 · 2 h 7 min
Shaan Puri talks with Nick Kokonas about finding arbitrages across trading, the restaurant Alinea, Tock, Napa winemaking and an immersive magic venue.
Nick Kokonas on other topics
- Arbitrage · 3 quotes
- Strange House · 2 quotes
- Alinea (restaurant) · 2 quotes
- Dynamic pricing · 2 quotes
- Napa Valley wine industry · 1 quote
- Mergers and acquisitions due diligence · 1 quote
- Restaurant industry economics · 1 quote
- Tock · 1 quote