East Meets West: A Podcast about understanding Asia Tech and how Asia Tech affects the world
205 episodes - English - Latest episode: 8 months ago -Welcome to the East Meets Podcast, where we explore the world of technology and innovation across Asia. Join us as we dive into the latest trends, insights and breakthroughs that are shaping tech, content and SaaS from Asia to the rest of the world . From the bustling tech hubs of China and India to the emerging startup scenes in Southeast Asia and beyond. Whether you're a tech enthusiast, a business leader or simply curious, this podcast is for you. So sit back, relax and get ready to discover the exciting world of Asia Tech.
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How is Samsung Positioned to Beat Apple? | Breaking down Samsung (005930.KS)
July 23, 2022 21:00 - 37 minutes - 34.9 MBIn this episode, Dan and Albert break down Samsung. Samsung Electronics is a diversified electronics conglomerate that manufactures and sells a wide range of products, including smartphones, semiconductor chips, printers, home appliances, medical equipment, and telecom network equipment. About half of its profit is generated from its semiconductor business, and a further 30%-35% is generated from its mobile handset business. It is the largest smartphone and television manufacturer in the wor...
How is Bukalapak Changing Commerce in Indonesia? | Breaking down Bukalapak (BUKA.JK)
July 16, 2022 21:31 - 37 minutes - 34.6 MBIn this episode, Dan and Albert break down Bukalapak. Bukalapak is an Indonesian e-commerce company founded in 2010 as an online marketplace to facilitate online commerce for small and medium enterprises. Bukalapak began as an Amazon-like online bazaar that sells physical goods to digital products, such as mobile data, electricity tokens, game vouchers, as well financial services including mutual funds and gold investments. Bukalapak has since expanded to servicing mom-and-pop shops, or war...
Is TikTok the Best Social Media Company? | Breaking down ByteDance
July 09, 2022 21:33 - 43 minutes - 40.5 MBIn this episode, Dan and Albert break down ByteDance. ByteDance is a technology company operating a range of content platforms that inform, educate, entertain and inspire people across languages, cultures, and geographies. Dedicated to building global platforms of creation and interaction, ByteDance now has a portfolio of applications with over 1.9 billion monthly active users across 150 markets and 75 languages. For example, TikTok, Helo, Vigo Video, Douyin, and Huoshan. ByteDance's short-...
Why The New York Times is Proof that Traditional Media is not Dead | Breaking down the New York Times (NYSE: NYT)
July 02, 2022 21:30 - 45 minutes - 42.1 MBIn this episode, Dan and Albert break down New York Times Co. New York Times Co is an American media company known for publishing its flagship newspaper, The New York Times. The company also operates the International New York Times newspaper, as well as digital properties such as nytimes.com and various smartphone applications. The New York Times sources of revenue include circulation of its print, print and digital advertising and its paid digital-only subscription to The New York Times. ...
How is Snowflake able to take on Amazon, Microsoft and Amazon in the Cloud? | Breaking down Snowflake (NASDAQ: SNOW)
June 25, 2022 22:48 - 41 minutes - 38.5 MBIn this episode, Dan and Albert break down Snowflake. Snowflake Inc. is a cloud data platform provider. Snowflake's platform enables customers to consolidate data into a single source to drive business insights, build data-driven applications and share data. Snowflake's platform supports a multi-cloud strategy, including a cross-cloud approach to mix and match clouds. Its platform unifies data and supports a variety of workloads, including data warehousing, data lakes, data engineering, dat...
How does Pinduoduo Pioneer Social Group Buying? | Breaking down Pinduoduo (NASDAQ: PDD)
June 18, 2022 21:30 - 41 minutes - 38.5 MBIn this episode, Dan and Albert break down Pinduoduo. Pinduoduo is the third- largest e-commerce platform by gross merchandise volume and the largest platform by active buyer in China. In 2020, it achieved USD 255.6 billion of gross merchandise volume, and USD 324.2 of annual spending per active buyer. It had 8.6 million active merchants in 2020 and 867 million active buyers in the year ended September 2021. It is one of the top two players in next-day grocery self-collect services (similar ...
How is Animoca Brands Pioneering Play-to-Earn Gaming?| Breaking down Animoca Brands
June 11, 2022 21:00 - 40 minutes - 37.7 MBIn this episode, Dan and Albert break down Animoca Brands. Animoca Brands, a Deloitte Tech Fast winner and ranked in the Financial Times list of High Growth Companies Asia-Pacific 2021, is a leader in digital entertainment, blockchain, and gamification that is working to advance digital property rights and contribute to the establishment of the open metaverse. Leave us a Review! If you enjoy listening to the podcast, we'd love for you to rate us 5-stars on iTunes / Apple Podcasts. Here's a ...
Why is Nvidia more than a Gaming Company?| Breaking down Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA)
June 04, 2022 22:13 - 38 minutes - 36 MBIn this episode, Dan and Albert break down Nvidia. Nvidia is the top designer of discrete graphics processing units that enhance the experience on computing platforms. The firm's chips are used in a variety of end markets, including high-end PCs for gaming, data centers, and automotive infotainment systems. In recent years, the firm has broadened its focus from traditional PC graphics applications such as gaming to more complex and favourable opportunities, including artificial intelligence ...
Is Coupang Korea's Amazon? | Breaking down Coupang (NYSE: CPNG)
May 28, 2022 21:33 - 44 minutes - 40.9 MBIn this episode, Dan and Albert break down Coupang Inc. Coupang is South Korea’s largest e-commerce company. The company sells apparel, electronics, footwear, food products, furniture, nutritional supplements, and other products. Its segments include Product Commerce and Growth Initiatives. It is the largest foreign IPO on Wall Street since Alibaba. Leave us a Review! If you enjoy listening to the podcast, we'd love for you to rate us 5-stars on iTunes / Apple Podcasts. Here's a link to lea...
Should you Bet on DraftKings? | Breaking down DraftKings (NASDAQ: DKNG)
May 21, 2022 21:00 - 49 minutes - 46 MBIn this episode, Dan and Albert break down DraftKings Inc. DraftKings is a digital sports entertainment and gaming company. The company provides users with daily fantasy sports (DFS), online sports betting, and iGaming (online casino) opportunities and is also involved in the design & development of sports betting and casino gaming platform software for online and retail sports book and casino gaming products. It operates in two segments: Business-to-consumer (B2C) and Business-to-Business(B...
What is the Bored Ape Yacht Club and NFTs? | Breaking down Yuga Labs
May 15, 2022 01:18 - 45 minutes - 41.7 MBIn this episode, Dan and Albert break down Yuga Labs. Yuga Labs is an NFT and cryptocurrency marketing and development company. Starting in April 2021 with the Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC), the company has sold Bored Ape NFTs and has since developed more NFT and Metaverse-based solutions. On March 11, 2022, Yuga Labs expanded its NFT ecosystem further by acquiring CryptoPunks and Meebits from Larva Labs. Leave us a Review! If you enjoy listening to the podcast, we'd love for you to rate us 5...
Why is Nike pulling out of Foot Locker? | Breaking down Footlocker (NYSE: FL)
May 07, 2022 21:00 - 40 minutes - 37.9 MBIn this episode, Dan and Albert break down Foot Locker Inc. Foot Locker operates thousands of retail stores throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand. The company mainly sells athletically inspired shoes and apparel. Foot Locker's merchandise comes from only a few suppliers, with Nike providing the majority. Store names include Foot Locker, Champs, and Runners Point. The company also has an e-commerce business selling through Footlocker.com, Eastbay, and Final-...
How Xiaomi is becoming China's Apple or Samsung | Breaking down Xiaomi (HKG: 1810)
April 30, 2022 21:00 - 45 minutes - 42.4 MBIn this episode, Dan and Albert break down Xiaomi Corporation. Xiaomi, registered in Asia as Xiaomi Inc., is a Chinese designer and manufacturer of consumer electronics and related software, home appliances, and household items. Behind Samsung, it is the second largest manufacturer of smartphones in the world, most of which run the MIUI operating system. Leave us a Review! If you enjoy listening to the podcast, we'd love for you to rate us 5-stars on iTunes / Apple Podcasts. Here's a link t...
Why is Fortescue Going Green? | Breaking down Fortescue Metals Group (ASX: FMG)
April 23, 2022 21:00 - 42 minutes - 38.9 MBIn this episode, Dan and Albert break down Fortescue Metal Group. Fortescue is an Australia-based company engaged in iron ore mining. Fortescue focuses on exploration, development, production, processing, and sale of iron ore. Fortescue owns and operates a fully integrated infrastructure and supply chain, including five-berth Herb Elliott Port in Port Hedland; the Judith Street Harbour towage infrastructure and the heavy-haul railway covering 620 kilometres of track. Leave us a Review! If y...
Why is Appen Slumping? | Breaking down Appen (ASX: APN)
April 16, 2022 21:43 - 44 minutes - 40.8 MBIn this episode, Dan and Albert break down Appen. Appen provides or improves data used for the development of machine learning and artificial intelligence products. Data types include speech and natural language data, image and video data, text and alphanumeric data and relevance data to improve search and social media engines. Appen boasts a crowd of 1 million people, who annotate the data sets that power the AI algorithms of the companies such as Facebook, Microsoft and Google. Leave us a...
Why is Formula 1 the Fastest Growing Sport to Invest in? | Breaking down Formula 1 (FWONA: US)
April 10, 2022 14:00 - 42 minutes - 39.2 MBIn this episode, Dan and Albert break down Formula One Group. Formula One Group controls the exclusive commercial and promotional rights to the Formula One World Championship series, and the monetization of those rights is the primary business of the group. The firm is responsible for development and promotion of the Formula One race series in concert with its three partners: the FIA (the regulatory body), the teams that participate in the series, and the series' commercial partners, which i...
Why is Formula 1 the Fastest Growing Sport to Invest in? | Breaking down Formula 1 (NASDAQ: FWONA)
April 10, 2022 14:00 - 42 minutes - 39.2 MBIn this episode, Dan and Albert break down Formula One Group. Formula One Group controls the exclusive commercial and promotional rights to the Formula One World Championship series, and the monetization of those rights is the primary business of the group. The firm is responsible for development and promotion of the Formula One race series in concert with its three partners: the FIA (the regulatory body), the teams that participate in the series, and the series' commercial partners, which i...
What is a Hiatus? | Explained in the Simple Sprouts Series
April 06, 2022 21:00 - 1 minute - 2.62 MBWhat is a hiatus? We explain it in 5 minutes or less. Every week we pick an investing or business concept and explain it in a refreshingly simple way. This is our 'Simple Sprouts' series. In this episode we cover: Why we're putting Simple Sprouts on hiatus How much we love our listeners Why you should check out our Sunday breakdowns too Listening to us on Spotify? Rate us 5-stars! It really helps support the pod. Leave us a Review! If you enjoy listening to the podcast, we'd love for y...
Is Zomato the First Full-Stack Food Delivery Business? | Breaking down Zomato (Zomato: IN)
April 02, 2022 21:00 - 46 minutes - 63.5 MBIn this episode, Dan and Albert break down Zomato. Zomato is an India-based company that has two core business-to-customer offerings: Food delivery and Dining-out. It also has a business-to-business offering, Hyperpure, which supplies ingredients to restaurant partners. Customers use its platform to search and discover restaurants, read and write customer generated reviews and view and upload photos, order food delivery, book a table and make payments while dining-out at restaurants. Leav...
Apple Hardware, Tesla Share Split and Beyond Meat Burgers | Explained in our Bite-Sized News Series
March 30, 2022 20:00 - 5 minutes - 4.79 MBWhat are the top news stories in the markets? We explain it in 5 minutes or less. We're trying something new this week by recapping the latest news on some of investors' favourite companies. This is our 'Bite-Sized News' series. In this episode we cover: Apple's move into subscription hardware Tesla's share split Lululemon beating guidance Beyond Meat's McPlant burger sales Listening to us on Spotify? Rate us 5-stars! It really helps support the pod. Leave us a Review! If you enjoy li...
Is Tencent the Chinese Berkshire Hathaway? | Breaking down Tencent (700: HK)
March 26, 2022 20:00 - 43 minutes - 40.4 MBIn this episode, Dan and Albert break down Tencent. Tencent is arguably the most influential Internet firm in China as one can hardly go a day without using its products. Tencent is the world's largest video game vendor and owns the world's top-grossing mobile game - Honor of Kings. Tencent also runs China's largest social media super app - WeChat. The app is now part of the fabric of life for Chinese people who use it to chat, shop, watch videos, play games, order food and taxis, and more....
What is Space Investing? | Explained in the Simple Sprouts Series
March 23, 2022 23:21 - 7 minutes - 7.19 MBWhat is space investing? We explain it in 5 minutes or less. Every week we pick an investing or business concept and explain it in a refreshingly simple way. This is our 'Simple Sprouts' series. In this episode we cover: Why space is an emerging industry Three of the top investment areas for space How to invest in space businesses Listening to us on Spotify? Rate us 5-stars! It really helps support the pod. Leave us a Review! If you enjoy listening to the podcast, we'd love for you to ...
Why does the World need Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company and Computer Chips? | Breaking down TSMC (US: TSM)
March 19, 2022 20:00 - 48 minutes - 44.4 MBIn this episode, Dan and Albert break down Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC). TSMC is the world's largest dedicated chip foundry, with over 58% market share in 2020 per Gartner. TSMC's scale and high-quality technology allow the firm to generate solid operating margins, even in the highly competitive foundry business. Furthermore, the shift to the fabless business model has created tailwinds for TSMC with an illustrious customer base, including Apple, AMD and Nvidia, that loo...
Why does the World need Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company and Computer Chips? | Breaking down TSMC (NYSE: TSM)
March 19, 2022 20:00 - 48 minutes - 44.4 MBIn this episode, Dan and Albert break down Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC). TSMC is the world's largest dedicated chip foundry, with over 58% market share in 2020 per Gartner. TSMC's scale and high-quality technology allow the firm to generate solid operating margins, even in the highly competitive foundry business. Furthermore, the shift to the fabless business model has created tailwinds for TSMC with an illustrious customer base, including Apple, AMD and Nvidia, that loo...
What is a Share Split? Why is Amazon Splitting its Shares? | Explained in the Simple Sprouts Series
March 16, 2022 20:00 - 6 minutes - 6.11 MBWhat is a share split and why is Amazon doing one? We explain it in 5 minutes or less. Every week we pick an investing or business concept and explain it in a refreshingly simple way. This is our 'Simple Sprouts' series. In this episode we cover: What is a share split How share splits affect investors Why companies do share splits Listening to us on Spotify? Rate us 5-stars! It really helps support the pod. Leave us a Review! If you enjoy listening to the podcast, we'd love for you to ...
How is Sony No.1 in Electronics and Content? | Breaking down Walmart (NYSE: SONY)
March 12, 2022 20:00 - 46 minutes - 43 MBIn this episode, Dan and Albert break down Sony Group. Sony is a conglomerate with consumer electronics roots, which not only designs, develops, produces, and sells electronic equipment and devices, but also is engaged in content businesses, such as console and mobile games, music, and movies. Sony is a global top company of CMOS image sensors, game consoles, professional broadcasting cameras, and music publishing. Leave us a Review! If you enjoy listening to the podcast, we'd love for you ...
How is Sony No.1 in Electronics and Content? | Breaking down Sony (NYSE: SONY)
March 12, 2022 20:00 - 46 minutes - 43 MBIn this episode, Dan and Albert break down Sony Group. Sony is a conglomerate with consumer electronics roots, which not only designs, develops, produces, and sells electronic equipment and devices, but also is engaged in content businesses, such as console and mobile games, music, and movies. Sony is a global top company of CMOS image sensors, game consoles, professional broadcasting cameras, and music publishing. Leave us a Review! If you enjoy listening to the podcast, we'd love for you ...
What is a Neobank? | Explained in the Simple Sprouts Series
March 09, 2022 20:00 - 5 minutes - 5.06 MBWhat is a neobank and what is the future of banking? We explain it in 5 minutes or less. Every week we pick an investing or business concept and explain it in a refreshingly simple way. This is our 'Simple Sprouts' series. In this episode we cover: What is a neobank How neobank's differ from traditional banks What is the future of banking Listening to us on Spotify? Rate us 5-stars! It really helps support the pod. Leave us a Review! If you enjoy listening to the podcast, we'd love for...
Can Walmart Fend Off Amazon? | Breaking down Walmart (NYSE: WMT)
March 05, 2022 20:00 - 47 minutes - 43.7 MBIn this episode, Dan and Albert break down Walmart. America’s largest retailer by sales, Walmart operated over 11,400 stores under 54 banners at the end of fiscal 2021, selling a variety of general merchandise and grocery items. Its home market accounted for 78% of sales in fiscal 2021, with Mexico and Central America (6%) and Canada (4%) its largest external markets. In the United States, around 56% of sales come from grocery, 32% from general merchandise, and 10% from health and wellness i...
How does Warren Buffet Invest? | Explained in the Simple Sprouts Series
March 02, 2022 20:00 - 5 minutes - 5.41 MBHow does Warren Buffet invest and what is he investing in now? We explain it in 5 minutes or less. Every week we pick an investing or business concept and explain it in a refreshingly simple way. This is our 'Simple Sprouts' series. In this episode we cover: Who is Warren Buffet and Berkshire Hathaway The four main investments of Warren Buffet What is Warren Buffet's investing philosophy What Warren Buffet outlined in his recent letter to shareholders Listening to us on Spotify? Rate u...
Is Adobe the Next $1 Trillion Software Company? | Breaking down Adobe (NASDAQ: ADBE)
February 26, 2022 20:00 - 45 minutes - 41.8 MBIn this episode, Dan and Albert break down Adobe. Adobe provides content creation, document management, and digital marketing and advertising software and services to creative professionals and marketers for creating compelling content. There are very few companies that are as leveraged to the digitization of the global economy as well as Adobe - from the way people create and communicate, to the future of productivity and digital collaboration in a distributed work environment. Leave us a ...
How will markets react to Russia's deployment in Ukraine? | Explained in the Simple Sprouts Series
February 23, 2022 20:00 - 6 minutes - 5.79 MBWhat does Russia's deployment in Ukraine mean for investors? We explain it in 5 minutes or less. Every week we pick an investing or business concept and explain it in a refreshingly simple way. This is our 'Simple Sprouts' series. In this episode we cover: Recent news of Russia deploying troops in Ukraine How do markets generally react to crisis What markets will be affected by sanctions on Russia What investments may benefit from sanctions on Russia Listening to us on Spotify? Rate ...
How will Market's React to Russia's deployment in Ukraine? | Explained in the Simple Sprouts Series
February 23, 2022 20:00 - 6 minutes - 5.79 MBWhat does Russia's deployment in Ukraine mean for investors? We explain it in 5 minutes or less. Every week we pick an investing or business concept and explain it in a refreshingly simple way. This is our 'Simple Sprouts' series. In this episode we cover: Recent news of Russia deploying troops in Ukraine How do markets generally react to crisis What markets will be affected by sanctions on Russia What investments may benefit from sanctions on Russia Listening to us on Spotify? Rate us...
How does Pinterest's 'Personal Media' Compete against Social Media? | Breaking down Pinterest (NYSE: PINS)
February 19, 2022 21:35 - 44 minutes - 41.5 MBIn this episode, Dan and Albert break down Pinterest. Pinterest is an online product and idea discovery platform that helps users gather ideas on everything from recipes to cook to destinations to travel to. Founded in 2010, the platform consists of a largely female audience, at roughly two thirds of its more than 431 million monthly active users. The company generates revenue by selling digital ads and is now rolling out more in-platform e-commerce features. Leave us a Review! If you enjoy...
Why is Peloton in a Tailspin? | Explained in the Simple Sprouts Series
February 16, 2022 20:00 - 6 minutes - 6.04 MBWhy is Peloton sinking and its CEO stepping down? We explain it in 5 minutes or less. Every week we pick an investing or business concept and explain it in a refreshingly simple way. This is our 'Simple Sprouts' series. In this episode we cover: Recent news about Peloton's CEO stepping down Why Peloton has been underperforming How Peloton has failed to execute on its product What's next for Peloton Listening to us on Spotify? Rate us 5-stars! It really helps support the pod. Leave us ...
How Atlassian beats Microsoft & Slack with Product-Led Growth | Breaking down Atlassian (NASDAQ:TEAM)
February 12, 2022 20:00 - 46 minutes - 43.5 MBIn this episode, Dan and Albert break down Atlassian. Atlassian produces software that helps teams work together more efficiently and effectively. The company provides project planning and management software, collaboration tools, and IT help desk solutions. The company operates in four segments: subscriptions, maintenance, perpetual license and and other (training, strategic consulting, and revenue from the Atlassian Marketplace app store). Atlassian was founded in 2002 and is headquartered...
Why did Meta's Stock Crash? | Explained in the Simple Sprouts Series
February 09, 2022 21:05 - 5 minutes - 5.4 MBWhy did Meta's value plummet? We explain it in 5 minutes or less. Every week we pick an investing or business concept and explain it in a refreshingly simple way. This is our 'Simple Sprouts' series. In this episode we cover: Recent news about Meta's drop in value How it's Q4 earnings call scared investors What declining user growth and revenue guidance means for Meta Three main narratives surrounding Meta Listening to us on Spotify? Rate us 5-stars! It really helps support the pod. L...
Palantir: The Most Divisive Tech Company from Silicon Valley | Breaking Down Palantir (NYSE: PLTR)
February 05, 2022 21:20 - 46 minutes - 43.3 MBIn this episode, Dan and Albert break down Palantir. Palantir Technologies provides organizations with solutions to manage large disparate data sets and particularly focuses on the government intelligence and defense sectors. Palantir expanded into various commercial markets with its Foundry software platform in 2016 with the intent of becoming the data operating system for companies and industries. Leave us a Review! If you enjoy listening to the podcast, we'd love for you to rate us 5-sta...
Why might Zip acquire Sezzle? | Explained in the Simple Sprouts Series
February 02, 2022 20:00 - 5 minutes - 5.39 MBWhy would Zip buy Sezzle? We explain it in 5 minutes or less. Every week we pick an investing or business concept and explain it in a refreshingly simple way. This is our 'Simple Sprouts' series. In this episode we cover: Recent news about a potential acquisition between Zip and Sezzle How the Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) sector is consolidating Why Sezzle compliments Zip's expansion plans Listening to us on Spotify? Rate us 5-stars! It really helps support the pod. Leave us a Review! If ...
Will DocuSign Execute on its Growth Ambitions? | Breaking Down DocuSign (NASDAQ: DOCU)
January 29, 2022 20:00 - 41 minutes - 38.7 MBIn this episode, Dan and Albert break down DocuSign. DocuSign offers the Agreement Cloud, a broad cloud-based software suite that enables users to automate the agreement process and provide legally binding e-signatures from nearly any device. The company was founded in 2003 and completed its IPO in May 2018. Leave us a Review! If you enjoy listening to the podcast, we'd love for you to rate us 5-stars on iTunes / Apple Podcasts. Here's a link to leave a review right now :) In this episode ...
How do Food Delivery Platforms Work? (UberEats, HelloFresh, Milkrun) | Explained in the Simple Sprouts Series
January 26, 2022 20:00 - 6 minutes - 6.13 MBHow does UberEats, Menulog or Milkrun work? We explain it in 5 minutes or less. Every week we pick an investing or business concept and explain it in a refreshingly simple way. This is our 'Simple Sprouts' series. In this episode we cover: What is a food delivery business The different food delivery business models How companies like Doordash, HelloFresh and Milkrun operate The key factors to a successful food delivery business Listening to us on Spotify? Rate us 5-stars! It really hel...
Can Snapchat overcome Instagram and TikTok? | Breaking Down Snap (NYSE: SNAP)
January 22, 2022 20:00 - 45 minutes - 41.7 MBIn this episode, Dan and Albert break down Snap. Snap refers to itself as a camera company, however its flagship product, Snapchat, is a mobile application that helps people to communicate through short videos and images known as Snaps. Snapchat has over 300 million daily active users who use 5 primary features. Camera helps to create a snap to sent to friends. Communication allows users to send messages through text, Snaps and voice. Snap Map is a liver and personalised map allowing Snapcha...
Why did Microsoft acquire ActivisionBlizzard? | Explained in the Simple Sprouts Series
January 19, 2022 20:00 - 6 minutes - 6.3 MBWhy did Microsoft acquire ActivisionBlizzard? We explain it in 5 minutes or less. Every week we pick an investing or business concept and explain it in a refreshingly simple way. This is our 'Simple Sprouts' series. In this episode we cover: Microsoft's history of acquiring game developers How ActivisionBlizzard fits Microsoft's current gaming capabilities Why gaming is a hot investment market Listening to us on Spotify? Rate us 5-stars! It really helps support the pod. Leave us a Rev...
How to invest in Music, Ticket Stubs and Farmland? | Breaking Down Alternative Investments | In Conversation with Stefan von Imhof of Alts.co
January 15, 2022 20:23 - 40 minutes - 37.6 MBIn this episode, Dan and Albert break down alternative investments with Stefan von Imhof. Stefan is the co-founder and CEO of Alts.co - the world’s largest alternative investment community. Alts do in-depth research and deep quantitative analysis on hundreds of deals across over 30 alternative asset classes, like NFTs, Farmland, Sports Memorabilia, Watches, Micro-SaaS and much more. If you're interested in alternative assets, you can join Alts to get critical research, recommendations and ti...
Why is Yield? | Explained in the Simple Sprouts Series
January 12, 2022 20:00 - 6 minutes - 6.01 MBWhy is yield? We explain it in 5 minutes or less. Every week we pick an investing or business concept and explain it in a refreshingly simple way. This is our 'Simple Sprouts' series. In this episode we cover: What is yield What is yield for stocks What is yield for property and real estate How to use yield to find good and bad investments Listening to us on Spotify? Rate us 5-stars! It really helps support the pod. Leave us a Review! If you enjoy listening to the podcast, we'd love f...
What is Yield? | Explained in the Simple Sprouts Series
January 12, 2022 20:00 - 6 minutes - 6 MBWhat is yield? We explain it in 5 minutes or less. Every week we pick an investing or business concept and explain it in a refreshingly simple way. This is our 'Simple Sprouts' series. In this episode we cover: What is yield What is yield for stocks What is yield for property and real estate How to use yield to find good and bad investments Listening to us on Spotify? Rate us 5-stars! It really helps support the pod. Leave us a Review! If you enjoy listening to the podcast, we'd love ...
Twitter Turmoil - How Can Twitter Turnaround its Price? | Breaking Down Twitter (NASDAQ: TWTR)
January 08, 2022 20:00 - 43 minutes - 40.8 MBIn this episode, Dan and Albert break down news of Twitter founder Jack Dorsey stepping down and what's next for Twitter. Twitter is a social media company founded 15 years ago. It's best known for news-breaking tweets from politicians and celebrities, but it also provides a platform for millions of users to publish their thoughts, interact, share content, and read breaking news. The platform itself is free to use for individuals and businesses alike. Once a user has created an account, they...
Twitter Turmoil - How Can Twitter Turnaround its Price? | Breaking Down Twitter (NYSE: TWTR)
January 08, 2022 20:00 - 43 minutes - 40.1 MBIn this episode, Dan and Albert break down news of Twitter founder Jack Dorsey stepping down and what's next for Twitter. Twitter is a social media company founded 15 years ago. It's best known for news-breaking tweets from politicians and celebrities, but it also provides a platform for millions of users to publish their thoughts, interact, share content, and read breaking news. The platform itself is free to use for individuals and businesses alike. Once a user has created an account, they...
Why are Super Funds Buying Infrastructure?| Explained in the Simple Sprouts Series
January 05, 2022 20:00 - 5 minutes - 4.86 MBWhy are super funds buying infrastructure assets? We explain it in 5 minutes or less. Every week we pick an investing or business concept and explain it in a refreshingly simple way. This is our 'Simple Sprouts' series. In this episode we cover: The investment trend of Australian Super Funds Examples of recently acquired or invested infrastructure assets Three main reasons why super funds invest in infrastructure Listening to us on Spotify? Rate us 5-stars! It really helps support the p...
What will happen with Tesla in 2022? | Breaking Down Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA)
January 01, 2022 20:00 - 40 minutes - 37.5 MBIn this episode, Dan and Albert recap the last year of Tesla and look ahead to 2022. Founded in 2003 and based in Palo Alto, California, Tesla is a vertically integrated sustainable energy company that also aims to transition the world to electric mobility by making electric vehicles. Tesla has multiple vehicles in its fleet, which include luxury and mid-size sedans and crossover SUVs. The company also plans to begin selling more affordable sedans and small SUVs, a light-truck, semi-truck, a...