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David Beckel (Berenberg Capital Markets) “On Walmart again. I was hoping you could provide a little bit of context around the structure of that partnership financially. Is that the type of deal where you’ll be able to participate in the growth of that platform over time or is it more of a fixed fee type… Continue reading 19Feb21: Trade Desk’s Attribution Win-Win-Win

The sudden shock of COVID thrust companies into operating in virtual formats, from corporate conferences to general day-to-day operations. Large live events, like sports and concerts, which normally rely upon in-person ticket sales had to pivot to digital operations to make the viewer at home feel more like they are there. And many media companies… Continue reading 18Feb21: Brightcove, Right Business at Right Time

The pandemic has accelerated the shift in digital advertising towards programmatic buying, and with increasing ad spend comes bad actors looking to steal a cut. The ad exchange market is a challenge to monitor because, by nature, it’s designed to be open to allow for as many bids to be placed as possible from the… Continue reading 17Feb21: Kubient’s Fight Against Fraud

Early pilots were in a tough position needing to depend on their senses to guide their planes in for landing. Edwin Link created the Link Trainer in the 1930s (Blue box) which became the first flight simulator helping pilots practice relying on their instruments. This came in very handy during challenging weather/heavy fog and pilot… Continue reading 16Feb21: Jounce’s Whole Lotta Chaikin Goin’ On

When Canada legalized recreational marijuana in October 2018 there was a race to ramp up production and capture market share among those lucky companies with existing licenses already producing medical marijuana. Canada’s market is small compared to the vast opportunities in the United States and the rest of the world. Individual states here have begun… Continue reading 15Feb21: HEXO’s Visionary Leadership

YCharts Useful for looking at company growth over time in areas like revenue and market cap. Docoh Best website to check insider trading and institutional buying/selling. StocksTracker The most accurate and speedy app for real time price action on securities. Nasdaq App to use for pre-market and after-hours volume activity. Investor’s Business Daily Graded quick… Continue reading 14Feb21: Tools of the Trade

The GameStop saga was breathlessly told in the media with all the cliches (David vs. Goliath, House Always Wins, etc.), but they missed the real developing story: retail investors are becoming empowered with both information and agency. The advent of the internet/smart phones allows anyone, who knows where to look, access to business data, earnings… Continue reading 13Feb21: Retailers Doin’ it for Themselves

The world of digital advertising has been dominated by two behemoth walled gardens: Google and Facebook. They don’t allow any access to their data and due to their lack of clarity, “grade their own homework” for full ad performance (audits). Outside of these two apex predators in search and social media, there is a vast… Continue reading 12Feb21: Magnite as Problem Solver

Time in the market beats timing the market. Frenetic energy should be applied towards data/earnings report research, reading professional/amateur analysis and tracking investment theses. Once you’ve made a decision of selecting stocks, the Winning Strategy is simple (and calm): Buy. Hold. Accumulate. Then let market forces do its work. “Compound interest is the 8th wonder… Continue reading 11Feb21: Winning Strategy

Investing in good companies early in their growth phase (nano cap -50M; micro cap 50-300M; small cap 300M-2B) is very important as the potential returns are magnified once they become a mid cap (2B-10B) and a large cap (10B+). And I don’t know what you call a 1T+ cap except big freaking cap.