Podcast #40 – Square deep dive
Square was founded in 2009, when glass-blower Jim McKelvey found he was unable to complete a sale because he couldn’t accept credit cards. He discussed the problem with his friend Jack Dorsey, and they co-founded Square, initially selling a cost-effective mobile phone accessory that allowed small businesses to accept credit card payments. This has since expanded to over 30 products and services for both sellers and consumers.
Square is one of the Telescope Investing model portfolio stocks, and in this week’s pod Luke & Albert deep dive into the company and discuss recent developments for this fast-growing player in the e-payments space.
More stock therapy
On this week’s Pod Albert and I had a bit of a therapy session, sharing the woes of all growth investors, reflecting on some of the actions we’ve taken over the last few months to prepare ourselves for this eventuality, and also steeling ourselves for the volatility that is doubtless going to persist for many months (years?) yet.
Podcast #39 – Stock therapy
Have you become numb from seeing wave after wave of red days in your portfolio? Are you unsure whether it’s the right time to buy or to sell as you’re buffeted by the market? Then maybe it’s time for some stock therapy!
Podcast #38 – Unity deep dive
In this week’s pod, we take a deep dive into Unity, and have a fantastic discussion with Karle Kane, the founder of Rainfall Games.
Unity Software is best known for its game engine, which was used for over 50% of all video games in 2020. But Unity is also used to create over 60% of all VR/AR applications, and is starting to expand into other industries such as automotive, architecture, manufacturing, film, and retail. It’s not just about Pokemon Go!
Twilio one-pager
In Pod #36 we deep-dived Twilio, here’s a one-page summary of our research.
Podcast #37 – Managing a portfolio
In this week’s pod, Luke and Albert answer some listener questions on portfolio management and talk about how they approach starting, adding, trimming and sometimes exiting a position
Podcast #36 – Twilio deep dive
Communication is a core function of almost every app, from ordering a pizza, hailing a ride, to booking a doctor’s appointment. This week, Luke & Albert deep dive into one of the leading providers of this core functionality, Twilio. Twilio is one of the stocks in the model portfolio for 2021 and we discuss why we think it is a strong company with room to grow. Also, Luke muses on his dreams of a space economy.
Podcast #35 – Gravity with Zippy Capital
This week, Luke & Albert are joined by Zippy Capital, to discuss Gravity, a South Korean gaming company, and publisher of games based on the Ragnarok franchise, which is extremely popular in South East Asia.
Podcast #34 – Hype cycles
It can be exciting to invest in new innovations and it’s easy to get carried away with the next big thing. In this week’s pod, Luke & Albert take a look at a few recent Gartner hype cycles and talk about some of the innovations that impact their own investments – past, present and future
Podcast #33 – Model portfolio Q1 review
In this week’s episode, Luke & Albert check in with their model portfolio and see how the stock picks have performed in the first quarter, but more importantly, how the businesses have fared and whether or not the investment theses have changed.