Audience of One

#007 - Travis Jamison on Hold Co's, Barbell Investing, & The Big Picture


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Travis Jamison is a serial entrepreneur and investor. Among other things, Travis owns an SEO agency (Smash Digital), a holding company for cash flowing businesses (Smash.VC), and an online investing community and newsletter (Investing.io).

Travis and I talk about how he got his start, all things investing (SMBs, hold co's, crypto, and the macro environment), and what the macro game is he’s playing in life.

(01:00) Getting his start with supplement businesses & AMZ Tracker

(04:55) Why he likes agency businesses

(09:32) How AI will impact SEO

(13:27) The switch to investing & hold co’s

(16:18) Why he doesn’t have an investing thesis

(17:56) Whether he believes in crypto

(26:51) Key things to look for when investing in businesses

(30:42) When to build vs invest

(34:37) Why he loves online community businesses

(36:44) What’s next for Smash.vc

(38:16) His superpower

(39:21) The macro economic environment

(41:25) The macro game he’s playing in life

(47:09) His final question for listeners

Spencer’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/sp1ns1r

Spencer’s blog: https://spencerkier.substack.com/

Travis’ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Travis_Jamison

Investing.io: https://investing.io/

Smash.vc: https://smash.vc/

Smash Digital: https://smashdigital.com/

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