This week is all about the micro-cap space and we have Robert Mulcahy or the @tinystockninja on Twitter. We covered a variety of topics ranging from how Robert started his investing journey, identifying mistakes and how to correct them, how he manages his portfolio and allocates capital, his view, as former insurance professional, on the $LMND AI Twitter debacle, and last but not least his bull thesis on his latest high conviction micro-cap bet: Crexendo ($CXDO). This episode is brought to you b...
Jul 02, 2021•1 hr 13 min•Season 2Ep. 27
This week we had a fantastic conversation with David Kaye, the president and co-founder of Snapshot Games. We talked about a variety of different topics such as David’s first video game company, how different types of video games companies will allocate capital, how NFTs could be used in the video game industry, Unity vs. Epic Games, and what are some KPIs that investor should look for when investing in the video game industry. This episode is brought to you by BullpenCareers.com. BullpenCareers...
Jun 25, 2021•1 hr 14 min•Season 2Ep. 26
This week we're stoked to have Chris Barto join The Hive. Chris is a former investment analyst at a boutique RIA in Pittsburgh and current founder of Fiducia Investment Research LLC. Chris runs a concentrated, transparent, and in-depth research service covering high-quality businesses with durable competitive advantages. The site is perfect for people who are interested in learning about different businesses, read market commentary, as well as develop a place to interact with other investors who...
Jun 18, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Season 2Ep. 25
Today’s episode we had a conversation with the anonymous twitter account @the10thman1 about his exceptional Carvana’s bull thesis. We covered everything that an investor needs to know about Carvana, whether it is Carvana’s history, the used car industry, Carvana’s Competitive advantages, what Carvana needs to improve in order to succeed, the bear thesis against Carvana and @the10thman1’s fair value for Carvana. [0:00] Who is @the10thman1? [8:30] Expectation Investing [12:00] From Energy to Carva...
Jun 11, 2021•1 hr 20 min•Season 2Ep. 24
This week I'm thrilled to be joined by Utako Kojima and Aya Weissman. Both women work at Horizon Kinetics and help run the Japan Special Opportunity Strategy. Aya is a Co-Portfolio Manager and Director of Asia Strategy at Horizon. With over 30 years of investment experience, Aya was previously a founder and Chief Investment Officer of AS Hirota Capital Management, LLC. Prior to that, her experiences included acting as a portfolio manager specializing in Japanese securities for Kingdon Capital Ma...
Jun 04, 2021•55 min•Season 2Ep. 23
This week we have another returning guest, Thomas Bachrach! Thomas Bachrach is PFH Capital’s Principal and an OG Value Hive guest! He focuses on esoteric, off-the-beaten-path micro-cap companies, and on this episode, he shares two of his latest investments: Kaspi ($KSPI), a Kazakhstan fin-tech business, and Allegiance Coal ($AHQ.ASX), an Australian Coal Company. He also shares how he finds, researches, and manages companies located in different countries, and the investment mistakes he made in 2...
May 28, 2021•1 hr 26 min•Season 2Ep. 22
Welcome back Harris Kupperman! This is the second time Kuppy is on the Value Hive Podcast. This time around we talked about different event-driven strategies found on his Kuppy’s Event Driven Monitor (KEDM) such as investing in post-bankruptcy stocks and IPO unlocks ($AFRM), what is like managing an event-driven portfolio and at the end of the episode, he answered some of the questions from the Twitter community! This episode is brought to you by BullpenCareers.com. BullpenCareers.com is a job b...
May 21, 2021•1 hr 13 min•Season 2Ep. 21
Let’s talk about the 4.2% elephant in the room, that’s right! This week is all about inflation and luckily we had the privilege to talk to James Davolos, Portfolio Manager at Horizon Kinetics, to help us understand inflation at a deep level. We talked about what is the CPI and how it is measured, the effect that inflation has on risk assets, what is duration on risk assets, how not to hedge against inflation, but most importantly he shared how we can effectively hedge against inflation by invest...
May 14, 2021•57 min•Season 2Ep. 20
Michael Fritzell is a Swedish Investor based in Singapore and the owner of the Asian Century Stocks Newsletter. During our talk Fritz shares the path that took him to live in Beijing, the cultural differences that he noticed while living there, the geopolitical issues between China and Taiwan, and of course his investing experience as a Swedish investor in the Asian equities market, including: Diligence for Asian companies The role of the Chinese Government inside companies Some misconceptions t...
May 07, 2021•1 hr 13 min•Season 2Ep. 19
Myles Danielsen joins the Hive this week to chat all things Institutional Investment Allocation. According to his firm's website, Myles is a Principal at Hall Capital Partners LLC in the Public Equity group, responsible for research, identification, due diligence, and monitoring of long-only public equity investments and long-short equity hedge funds. In addition to his core role in public equities, he is a key member of the Cross Asset Research & Strategy team. Myles spends an hour and a ha...
Apr 30, 2021•1 hr 38 min•Season 2Ep. 18
This week I chat with Kyler Hasson, investment manager and founder of ConcentratedCapital.com . Kyler loves buying great businesses that can compound invested capital over long periods of time. In other words, he's a Compounder Bro. Kyler didn't follow the "normal" investor path, if there is one. He started dabbling in investing at age 18 and was immediately hooked on quality investing. Hasson skipped much of the cigar-butt stage and instead spent his time learning about the best businesses poss...
Apr 23, 2021•1 hr 17 min•Season 2Ep. 17
Kelvin Seetoh (aka @SlingshotCap on Twitter) joins the Hive this week to chat about all things emerging moats, $ORGS, and the importance of staying young in investing. I recorded this episode at 9:00 PM my time (EST), so big thanks to Kelvin for showing up with his A-game at 9 AM sharp Singapore time! If you like what you heard from Kelvin, make sure to follow him on Twitter @SlingShotCap . The Value Hive Podcast is brought to you by TIKR. Join the free beta today at TIKR.com/hive . They're cons...
Apr 16, 2021•1 hr 13 min•Season 2Ep. 16
This week we chat with Rob Mahan. Rob's a part-time investor and founder of DeepValueInvestments.wordpress.com. Rob's blog is dedicated to finding massively discounted stocks from every part of the world. His findings take him through Eastern Europe, Asia, and all across the market cap spectrum. Rob is a traditional deep value investor. He seeks businesses trading <6x earnings with double digit yields. To him, anything over 10x earnings is expensive. So far his strategy has worked. Since 2008...
Apr 09, 2021•1 hr 11 min•Season 2Ep. 15
This week we're stoked to bring you our conversation with Jason Greenwald. Jason is a full-time investor allocating capital between private real estate and public markets. On the real estate side, Jason buys all his properties in foreclosure auctions. In public equities, he wants to buy great businesses at great prices. Jason's real estate experience biases him towards a long-term public equity mindset. He'll gladly buy and hold investments as long as the thesis is working and his returns are as...
Apr 02, 2021•1 hr 14 min•Season 2Ep. 14
This week I had the privilege to talk with Ben Gordon. He is the founder and head portfolio manager at Blue Grotto Capital. This episode is a deep dive into Ben’s process of researching and finding ideas, why he started Blue Grotto, his prior work at GMT, why he went long on Spectrum Brands and Cedar Fair Entertainment, and why shorting is a dark art. Here is the time-stamp: [0:00] The Story Behind Blue Grotto [3:00] Who is Ben Gordon? [6:40] From Analyst to PM: Emerging Markets Wireless Carrier...
Mar 26, 2021•1 hr 30 min•Season 2Ep. 13
In this week’s episode, we had a conversation with Nik Lentz a former UFC fighter with a 30-12 fighting record that has a passion for trading. He is arguably one of the most unique guests of the show. During our conversation, Nik shared why he became a UFC fighter and what it's like to be a UFC fighter, how he got into trading options and derivatives, and of course, tells us about the parallels that exist between fighting and trading. [0:00] Nik’s Fighting Journey. [3:00] How Nik Became A UFC Fi...
Mar 19, 2021•1 hr 24 min•Season 2Ep. 12
The Value Hive Podcast is brought to you by TIKR. Join the free beta today at TIKR.com/hive . They're constantly releasing new updates that make the platform better, including a new Business Owner Mode that hides share count, market cap, and enterprise value. I couldn't be more excited to partner with TIKR. We're also excited to announce our newest sponsor, Eight Sleep! Eight Sleep makes products that improve your sleep through personalized temperature, smarter data, and patented technology. The...
Mar 12, 2021•1 hr 19 min•Season 2Ep. 11
The Value Hive Podcast is brought to you by TIKR. Join the free beta today at TIKR.com/hive . They're constantly releasing new updates that make the platform better including a new Business Owner Mode that hides share count, market cap, and enterprise value. I couldn't be more excited to partner with TIKR. This week I chat with Matteo Franceschetti, founder and CEO of Eight Sleep. Eight Sleep is revolutionizing the way we think about sleep, performance, and health. Matteo's company reminds me of...
Mar 05, 2021•44 min•Season 2Ep. 10
The Value Hive Podcast is brought to you by TIKR. Join the free beta today at TIKR.com/hive . They're constantly releasing new updates that make the platform better including a new Business Owner Mode that hides share count, market cap, and enterprise value. I couldn't be more excited to partner with TIKR. This week I chat with Edwin Dorsey, founder, and author of The Bear Cave. The Bear Cave is a short-focused newsletter dedicated to finding interesting companies doing sketchy things. Edwin beg...
Feb 26, 2021•1 hr 16 min•Season 2Ep. 9
The Value Hive Podcast is brought to you by TIKR. Join the free beta today at TIKR.com/hive . They're constantly releasing new updates that make the platform better including a new Business Owner Mode that hides share count, market cap, and enterprise value. I couldn't be more excited to partner with TIKR. In this week’s episode, we give you our conversation with Kristen LaFrance. Kristen LaFrance is the host of Shopify's Resilient Retail series. Prior to joining the Shopify team, she hosted two...
Feb 19, 2021•1 hr 19 min•Season 2Ep. 8
The Value Hive Podcast is brought to you by TIKR. Join the free beta today at TIKR.com/hive . They're constantly releasing new updates that make the platform better including a new Business Owner Mode that hides share count, market cap, and enterprise value. I couldn't be more excited to partner with TIKR. This week we chat with Erick Mokaya. Erick is a Ph.D. student at the Stockholm School of Economics, lead author for Transcript , and a life-long learner. He loves studying businesses and findi...
Feb 12, 2021•1 hr 8 min•Season 2Ep. 7
This week we chat with Rihard Jarc, SaaS founder and author of the Uncover Alpha SubStack newsletter. Rihard has spent his life analyzing, investing, and creating software-based businesses. If you go by his Twitter bio, he's a growth investor, ex-portfolio manager, and CEO of TyplessAPI. Rihard's background makes him the perfect investor to dive deep into the Pinterest (PINS) bull thesis. PINS is one of Rihard's largest holdings and one he started buying for around $20. Our conversation dives de...
Feb 05, 2021•1 hr 37 min•Season 2Ep. 6
The Value Hive Podcast is brought to you by TIKR. Join the free beta today at TIKR.com/hive . They're constantly releasing new updates that make the platform better including a new Business Owner Mode that hides share count, market cap, and enterprise value. I couldn't be more excited to partner with TIKR. This week I chat with Tiho Brkan. Tiho is a private investor managing a family office. Tiho provides HNWIs & Family Offices with attractive deal flow from Real Estate (Rehab, Developments,...
Jan 29, 2021•2 hr 2 min•Season 2Ep. 5
This episode is brought to you by TIKR. Join the free beta today at TIKR.com/hive . They're constantly releasing new updates that make the platform better including a new Business Owner Mode that hides share count, market cap, and enterprise value. I couldn't be more excited to partner with TIKR. Alex Barrow is the Co-Founder and Cheif Market Strategist at Macro-Ops.com . Alex joined the US Marine Corps on his 18th birthday just one month after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. He subsequently spent a...
Jan 22, 2021•1 hr 31 min•Season 2Ep. 4
This episode is brought to you by TIKR. Join the free beta today at TIKR.com/hive . They're constantly releasing new updates that make the platform better including a new Business Owner Mode that hides share count, market cap, and enterprise value. I couldn't be more excited to partner with TIKR. Yaron Naymark is the founder and portfolio manager of 1 Main Capital. On his website, Yaron "makes concentrated investments in high-quality reasonably valued businesses with long reinvestment runways an...
Jan 15, 2021•1 hr 41 min•Season 2Ep. 3
This episode is brought to you by TIKR. Join the free beta today at TIKR.com/hive . They're constantly releasing new updates that make the platform better including a new Business Owner Mode that hides share count, market cap, and enterprise value. I couldn't be more excited to partner with TIKR. Lawrence Hamtil is a sixteen-year veteran of the financial services industry, having served clients in all aspects of the business during his career, which started in 2002. In 2005, he joined Dennis Wal...
Jan 08, 2021•1 hr 30 min•Season 2Ep. 2
This episode is brought to you by TIKR. Join the free beta today at TIKR.com/hive . They're constantly releasing new updates that make the platform better including a new Business Owner Mode that hides share count, market cap, and enterprise value. I couldn't be more excited to partner with TIKR. Michael Batnick is the author of Irrelevant Investor, Director of Research at Ritholz Wealth Management, and co-host of the Animal Spirits Podcast with Ben Carlson. Michael is one of the most prolific f...
Jan 01, 2021•55 min•Season 2Ep. 1
This episode is brought to you by TIKR. Join the free beta today at TIKR.com/hive . They're constantly releasing new updates that make the platform better including a new Business Owner Mode that hides share count, market cap, and enterprise value. I couldn't be more excited to partner with TIKR. Shomik Ghosh is a principal at Boldstart VC by day and resident Enterprise Software savant by night. Shomik's job at Boldstart VC is to find and become Day One partners with passionate, technical Enterp...
Dec 25, 2020•1 hr 21 min•Season 1Ep. 57
Jamie Catherwood is a Client Portfolio Associate at O’Shaughnessy Asset Management. He’s also the founder of Investor Amnesia. Investor Amnesia is passionate about bringing the world of financial history to life. Jamie’s passion for history started at an early age, and in his eyes, is a family affair. His father loves history. And his uncle was a historian by trade. Jamie provides a weekly read for subscribers every Sunday filled with financial history literature, stories of human psychology and...
Dec 18, 2020•1 hr 7 min
This episode is brought to you by TIKR. Join the free beta today at TIKR.com/hive . They're constantly releasing new updates that make the platform better including a new Business Owner Mode that hides share count, market cap and enterprise value. I couldn't be more excited to partner with TIKR. Packy McCormick is the founder and creator of The Not Boring Newsletter and Not Boring Syndicate. What started as a COVID side-hustle quickly spiraled into a full-time job and never-ending passion. After...
Dec 11, 2020•1 hr 12 min•Season 1Ep. 55
