Hey guys! This week is all about Post Bankruptcy Investing and we have Ferguson Cullen to show us his investing philosophy. He explained his concept of Subsidized Asymmetry, how he tries to not become an emotional Basket Case, investing in Peabody Energy, what are the red and green flags when you invest in bankruptcy ideas, how to find ideas and how he manages his portfolio, they exits and build a position. [0:00] Investing Journey [9:00] Using Social Media to Gauge Sentiment [15:00] Analyzing a...
Mar 17, 2023•1 hr 21 min•Season 4Ep. 11
Hey Guys! This week we have Christine Guerrero. She is one of the most unique guests from our Oil & Gas Journey. She has spent actual time working as an Engineer in various Energy Producers. She shares how she got into the industry, why scalability is very important, her favorite stocks ($HES, $APA, $CGXEF & $FECCF), what are good unit economics, and what was like investing in energy companies when oil went negative. [0:00] Who is Christine Guerrero? [7:30] Working in Chevron ($CVX) [13:...
Mar 10, 2023•1 hr 32 min•Season 4Ep. 10
This week our guest is the number one performing manager from last year the one and only Josh Young, from Bison Interest. During our conversation we talk all things about the Onshore and Offshore Energy Space, the most common mistakes naive investors make, managing an energy portfolio and position sizing, what are Drilled but Uncompleted and what are some of Josh’s favorite books. [0:00] Introduction and book recommendations. [8:00] The onshore space [18:00] How to approach the onshore value cha...
Mar 03, 2023•1 hr 33 min•Season 4Ep. 9
We continue our pilgrimage through the oil and gas space and today we have Victor Swishchuck from Letko Brosseau to help us dive into the upstream section of the Energy Sector. Victor gives us a summary of what it means to really understand the energy sector from zero to one. We go from understanding the different types of crude oil to the different types of Upstream Oil and Gas Businesses, to how to value them and the most common pitfalls every naive investor faces when getting into the industr...
Feb 24, 2023•1 hr 58 min•Season 4Ep. 8
Hey Guys! This week is another episode on our 3 Month Journey through every corner of the energy space. Our guest today is Brian Gritt and he is kind enough to help us understand some of the myths surrounding the energy industry. We learn about his background, how he changed his mind from only solar energy to a more diverse portfolio of energy sources, why we should’t demonize fossil fuels, why Nuclear Energy is the best energy return / energy invested source, the downside of wind energy, and wh...
Feb 17, 2023•57 min•Season 4Ep. 7
This week we're continuing our Investor Audibles series with Q4 2022 letters from the following investors/funds: Praetorian Capital Gator Capital Management Maran Capital Please let me know what other letters you'd want to hear on future Investor Audible series episodes! Finally, a big thanks to the following sponsors for making the podcast a reality. Mitimco This episode is brought to you by MIT Investment Management Company, also known as MITIMCo, the investment office of MIT. Each year, MITIM...
Feb 10, 2023•51 min•Season 4Ep. 6
Hey Guys! This week we are back for a second round with the anonymous account @agnostoxxx aka The Shrub. This episode was all about idea generation, what happens when we go from an Inflationary Environment to Recessionary Environment, why he is bullish on Bayer ($BAYN) and how at the end of the day most analyst in the industry are Tik Tok investors. Check out the time stamp below: [0:00] What has changed the last time we talked? [5:00] From Inflationary Environment to a Recessionary Environment ...
Feb 03, 2023•1 hr 16 min•Season 4Ep. 5
Hey Guys! This week our guest is Rory Johnston. He is the savant of all things oil. We discussed how he became an energy analyst, oil’s volatile history, how energy companies started caring about profitability and forgetting about growth at all cost, what is shale energy, the oil and field services and how to understand supply and demand data. [0:00] Who is Rory Jonhston? [7:30] The Energy Lost Decade [16:00] Where to start learning the energy industry? [22:00] Oil is Technology. [27:00] Oil’s V...
Jan 27, 2023•1 hr 23 min•Season 4Ep. 4
Hey Guys! This week’s topic is about global outperformers and our guest Dede Eyesan is here to share his knowledge. Last year, Dede published a book titled Global Outperformers, where he studied listed companies that returned more than 1,000% in 10 years. Throughout this episode we get to know who Dede Eyesan is, the process of researching 10 baggers, what are some similarities 10 baggers share between themselves, the differences between a profitable vs an unprofitable 10 bagger, differences bet...
Jan 20, 2023•1 hr 22 min•Season 4Ep. 3
Hey guys! Hope you're 2023 is off to a great start! I'm stoked to share the first interview of 2023! This week, I sat down with Nathalie Sinyard, a Behavioral Economist who specializes in studying burnout . That's right. The thing you and I do, but quietly tell ourselves its okay because we're "grinding." That thing. Nathalie dispelled a lot of myths I had around burnout. I also opened up about my personal struggles with burnout. Things I still struggle with today. I found this conversation trem...
Jan 13, 2023•1 hr 9 min•Season 4Ep. 2
This week we're continuing our Investor Audibles series with Q3/Q4 2022 letters from the following investors/funds: Vlata Fund (Q4 Letter) Greenhaven Road Capital (Q3 Letter) Tourlite Capital (Q3 Letter) Please let me know what other letters you'd want to hear on future Investor Audible series episodes! Finally, a big thanks to the following sponsors for making the podcast a reality. Mitimco This episode is brought to you by MIT Investment Management Company, also known as MITIMCo, the investmen...
Jan 06, 2023•1 hr 6 min•Season 4Ep. 1
I came down with a mad cold this week and couldn't record a podcast. I don't think you want to hear voice any more nasaly than it already is. Anyways, this week I'm releasing a Replay of one of our most popular episodes ever featuring The Shrub (or Shrubbery Capital). We had a lot to cover on this conversation. We dive into Shrub’s background, working for event driven funds and family offices, his recycling investment thesis, structuring a trade, why we should we use stop losses and technical an...
Dec 30, 2022•1 hr 37 min•Season 3Ep. 52
This week’s guest is Luke Wolgram. He is the most accurate investor according to Tip Ranks and during our conversation he shares his investing journey and philosophy, the benefits of Micro Caps, how he finds ideas, managing a portfolio and position sizing. Lastly he shares why Autpartn ($APR) a polish automotive parts distributor is an interesting idea. [0:00] Who is Luke Wolgram [4:00] Luke’s Investing Journey [8:00] Investing Philosophy [12:00] Why invest in Micro Caps? [16:40] Finding Ideas [...
Dec 23, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Season 3Ep. 51
Hey guys! This week we have Nicholas E. Radice on the podcast. Nicholas is a distressed and real asset investor with a unique approach to markets. Nicholas is from Upstate NY and got his start in distressed investing after growing up in the midst of a manufacturing collapse in his hometown. After graduating from Cornell University, Nicholas worked under famous distressed investor Ian Cumming, before starting his own private investment holding company, backed by Peter Thiel. This podcast dives in...
Dec 16, 2022•1 hr 33 min•Season 3Ep. 50
This week we have the one and only Peter Mantas of Logos LP. This episode is the second time we solely focused on life sciences and the Biotech space. Peter explains how much the biotech and life sciences industry has change since the last time we spoke all the way back in February. He explains why Big Pharma might have a golden age, how to value the pipeline for some pharmaceuticals companies, gaging probabilities, what is bioprocessing, who are the C players and more! [0:00] What has changed s...
Dec 09, 2022•1 hr 30 min•Season 3Ep. 47
This week we're stoked to have Mike aka @TheRealEstateG6 on the podcast. Our conversation focuses on all things real estate investing. He shared with us how he got into Real Estate and his his Real Estate career, what he thinks about Arbnb renting as a business, the most common mistakes that retail investors do, his best and worts investments and how he levered his knowledge on private Real Estate and create his own Real Estate Investing Fund. So if you are interested in Real Estate investing de...
Dec 02, 2022•58 min•Season 3Ep. 48
Please enjoy our conversation with Samer Hakoura, Founder of Alphyn Capital . We covered everything that an investor needs to know about Ashtead Group (LSE: $AHT), whether it is Ashtead’s history, what is their business, Ashtead’s Competitive advantages, its unit economic, value and why they still have future margin expansion and revenue growth. Plus, Samer shares his investment journey such as how did he manage to run a Caribbean Supermarket and and what could possible go wrong with his Ashtead...
Nov 25, 2022•1 hr 12 min•Season 3Ep. 47
Today’s episode we had a conversation with Robert Brooks, Founder of Brick by Brick Capital. We covered everything that an investor needs to know about Ceco Environmental ($CECO), whether it is Ceco’s history, what is their business, Ceco’s Competitive advantages, its unit economic, value and why they still have future margin expansion and revenue growth. Plus, Robert shares his investment journey and what could possible go wrong with his Ceco Investment. Check out the time stamp below: [0:00] W...
Nov 18, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Season 3Ep. 46
This week we invite Mr. Neutral Man from Twitter back on the Value Hive podcast with our Twitter Spaces Q&A recorded in late October. Mr. Neutral dives deep into his latest fat pitch idea: Howard Hughes $HHC. I hope you enjoy this Twitter Spaces recording. Please let me know who else you'd want me to interview in Q&A fashion. I love these episodes because it gives me a chance to step back and let the audience ask all the questions. Finally, a big thanks to the following sponsors for maki...
Nov 11, 2022•59 min•Season 3Ep. 45
This week we're continuing our Investor Audibles series with three Q3 2022 letters from the following investors/funds: Nordstern Capital Praetorian Capital Maran Capital Please let me know what other letters you'd want to hear on future Investor Audible series episodes! Also, here are some of the links mentioned in the podcast: Value Hive Podcast w/ David Kaye Finally, a big thanks to the following sponsors for making the podcast a reality. Mitimco This episode is brought to you by MIT Investmen...
Nov 04, 2022•51 min•Season 3Ep. 44
Please enjoy my podcast with Scott Willis, Portfolio Manager of the Grizzle ETF ($GRZZ). We covered everything that an investor needs to know about investing in energy companies, whether it is the most common mistakes done while valuing energy stock, where are we in the energy cycle, why ESG is a briefcase full of money for energy stocks, Russia and OPEC and what is the Cost Curve Explainer. [0:00] Most common mistakes done while valuing energy stocks? [8:00] Where are we on the energy cycle? [1...
Oct 28, 2022•54 min•Season 3Ep. 43
This week we're continuing our Investor Audibles series with three Q3 2022 letters from the following investors/funds: Third Point Capital (02:00 - 24:00) Ensemble Capital (25:00 - 46:00) Greenlight Capital (47:00 - 65:00) Please let me know what other letters you'd want to hear on future Investor Audible series episodes! Finally, a big thanks to the following sponsors for making the podcast a reality. Mitimco This episode is brought to you by MIT Investment Management Company, also known as MIT...
Oct 21, 2022•1 hr 6 min•Season 3Ep. 42
Today’s episode we had a conversation with Jeremy Kokemar, Founder of Right Tail Capital . We covered everything that an investor needs to know about Ferguson ($FERG), whether it is Ferguson’s history, what is their business, Ferguson’s Competitive advantages, its unit economic, value chain and why they still have future margin expansion and revenue growth. Plus, Jeremy shares his investment journey and what could possible go wrong with his Ferguson Investment. [0:00] Who is Jeremy Kokemar and w...
Oct 14, 2022•1 hr•Season 3Ep. 41
Hey Guys! Continuing our theme of interviewing anonymous accounts, this week’s guest is @Mr_Neutral_Man . Our conversation focus on Real Estate investing in the Public Markets. He shared with us what are his dream investments, crazy stories about doing on the ground research, what was like to live and invest during the GFC, what is his hedging protocol, why inflation will be more persistent and why we might never see mortgage rates sub 3%. Check out the time stamp below: [0:00] Mr. Neutral Inves...
Oct 07, 2022•1 hr 57 min•Season 3Ep. 40
Hey Guys! This week our guest is Leandro, he is the lead contributor at Best Anchor Stocks. This episode was all about Leandro investing process and journey. He shared some of his investment ideas featured at Best Anchor Stocks such as Five Below ($FIVE), Topicus ($TOI) and Texas Instruments ($TXN). He gave us context on their specific industry, their competitive advantage, and the management team. [0:00] What happens to Five Below ($FIVE) in a recession or in an inflationary environment? [4:50]...
Sep 30, 2022•1 hr 13 min•Season 3Ep. 39
This weeks guest is Sean Emory from Avory & Co. This week we dove deep into the weeds on Fiverr. We compared it to Upwork, we talked about how to valuate it, the unit economics of the business, and whether Fiverr has a moat. Plus, Sean shared with us his investing journey. Why he invest in structural growth and transformation and he shared a couple of his transformation bets that are in his portfolio. [0:00] Investing in Structural Growth and Transformation [8:20] Data tells our Stories [11:...
Sep 23, 2022•1 hr 10 min•Season 3Ep. 38
This week our guest is Taylor Pearson, Principal of Mutiny Fund , author of the book End of Jobs and the Interesting Times Newsletter. Our conversation is a summary of Taylor’s amazing blog posts such as: What is ergodicity, the Sand Pile Effect, Maginot Line, and Attractor Landscapes. He also tells us his investing journey and the origin story of the Cockroach Portfolio. [0:00] Who is Taylor Pearson [3:30] The Cockroach Portfolio [6:00] Ray Dalio’s All Weather Portfolio [11:00] Nassim Taleb’s B...
Sep 16, 2022•1 hr 8 min•Season 3Ep. 37
I'm thrilled to bring you my podcast with Brom Rector, founder of Empath VC. Empath is a VC fund investing in early-stage psychedelic companies all across the value chain. We're talking from drug therapeutics to picks and shovels delivery. You can learn more about Brom's fund here . Brom spends an hour diving deep into the psychedelics business. We discuss every part of the value chain from growth (via ground for mushrooms or lab for LSD/MDMA) all the way to final drug delivery. If you're lookin...
Sep 09, 2022•1 hr 7 min•Season 3Ep. 36
This week we invite Doomberg back on the Value Hive podcast with our Twitter Spaces Q&A recorded August 30. Doomberg chats all things creative process, writing online, creating an online publishing business, the energy markets, political anti-logic, and more. I hope you enjoy this Twitter Spaces recording. Please let me know who else you'd want me to interview in Q&A fashion. I love these episodes because it gives me a chance to step back and let the audience ask all the questions. Final...
Sep 02, 2022•1 hr 28 min•Season 3Ep. 35
This week we're continuing our Investor Audibles series with three Q1 2022 letters from the following investors/funds: Maran Capital (03:00 - 16:13) 1 Main Capital (16:14 - 27:40) Steel City LP (27:41 - 43:06) Bonsai Partners (43:07 - 62:10) Please let me know what other letters you'd want to hear on future Investor Audible series episodes! Finally, a big thanks to the following sponsors for making the podcast a reality. Mitimco This episode is brought to you by MIT Investment Management Company...
Aug 26, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Season 3Ep. 34
