My guest on the show today is Brian Bares, Founder, Portfolio Manager, and Research Analyst at Bares Capital Management. I had the opportunity to meet Brian at Ian Cassel’s MicroCapClub Leadership Summit last year in Chicago, where he participated in a Q&A with Connor Haley and Ian. Brian has an incredible background and vast amount of experience, not just investing in Small/MicroCaps, but also building a small/microcap strategy from scratch. In our conversation today, we talk about what it takes to launch a small/microcap strategy, how that process has changed in the last 25 years and how to differentiate yourself in order to stand out in a now crowded field of talented investors.

For more information about Bares Capital Management, please visit: https://barescapital.com/

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My guest on the show today is Maj Soueidan, Founder and Editor, and Jan Svenda, Senior Equity Analyst, at GeoInvesting. In today’s episode, we start off with the weekly breakdown of top gainers and decliners from the Tier One Quality MicroCap Index, and a quick look at TSS Inc., ticker $TSSI. Then, Maj, Jan and I spend some time breaking down all the companies that Maj will be doing a Q&A with at the Planet MicroCap Showcase in Las Vegas, that includes: Intouch Insight, INX.V, DATA Communications Management, DCM.TO, Heritage Global, HGBL, Lakeland Industries, LAKE, Crexendo, Inc., CXDO, Richardson Electronics, RELL, Altigen Communications, ATGN, and Greystone Logistics, GLGI. We close out by discussing the companies he’s looking at not participating on the Tier One track. 


We discussed a number of stocks during our interview today, Maj and Jan also may or may not own companies that comprise their Tier One Quality MicroCap Index, please see MS MicroCaps and Geoinvesting for full disclosure. 


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For more information about MS MicroCap Cliffnotes, please visit: https://mscliffnotes.substack.com/ 

For more information about GeoInvesting, please visit: https://geoinvesting.com/ 

Planet MicroCap Podcast is on YouTube! All archived episodes and each new episode will be posted on the Planet MicroCap YouTube channel. I’ve provided the link in the description if you’d like to subscribe. You’ll also get the chance to watch all our Video Interviews with management teams, educational panels from the conference, as well as expert commentary from some familiar guests on the podcast.

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MSM Tier One Quality Index Review (April 11-18, 2024): Weekly Stats + Q&A Preview and Stocks to Watch at the Planet MicroCap Showcase: VEGAS with Maj Soueidan and Jan Svenda, GeoInvesting

My guest on the show today is Joe Lucosky, Managing Partner at Lucosky Brookman. You might take one look at this title and might not think this is for you; as an investor you might wonder why should you care whether a company decides to uplist, cross-list or even delist? What do these terms even mean? Why is the company wasting their time even considering any of these corporate actions? If you’ve ever asked yourself this question, whether you’re an investor or even an issuer, this is without a doubt the episode for you. Even if you’ve never thought about these topics, I think you’ll find our conversation fascinating.

In the world of Micro and Nano-caps, this conversation is happening in every boardroom: should we uplist to the NASDAQ from OTC Markets? What’s this new U.S. Listings program at CBOE? Should we delist to the OTCQX, QB or the Pinks? Is it too soon for us to Uplist? Should we cross-list onto OTC or NASDAQ? Should we do a simultaneous raise with uplist or cross-list? How will our investors react to this?

I’ve known Joe for years and has given multiple keynotes on this topic at our recent investor conferences, including a Keynote Q&A with Erik Sloane from the CBOE at the Planet MicroCap Showcase: VEGAS on April 30, 2024. You don’t want to miss that. This is Joe’s topic, his bread and butter, and he truly enjoys helping companies understand what makes the most sense for them. I think we do a good job covering every angle on the topic, but look, I invite you to give it a listen, and would love your feedback on this one. For more information about Lucosky Brookman, please visit: https://www.lucbro.com/

Planet MicroCap Podcast is on YouTube! All archived episodes and each new episode will be posted on the Planet MicroCap YouTube channel. I’ve provided the link in the description if you’d like to subscribe. You’ll also get the chance to watch all our Video Interviews with management teams, educational panels from the conference, as well as expert commentary from some familiar guests on the podcast.

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Why Are We Talking about Up-listing / Cross-listing / Delisting and Why Should We Care with Joe Lucosky, Managing Partner at Lucosky Brookman

My guest on the show today is Maj Soueidan, Founder and Editor, and Jan Svenda, Senior Equity Analyst, at GeoInvesting. We’re trying something out here at Planet MicroCap, where on a weekly or bi-monthly basis, Maj and Jan will be hopping on the show to discuss recent performance of their Tier One Quality MicroCap Index, as well as the latest and greatest they have been covering on the MS MicroCaps Substack and the GeoInvesting Newsletters. We’re also going to spotlight some names from their index inspired by their recent performance, for example, in today’s inaugural episode, we covered SPAR Group, ticker is $SGRP, and FitLife Brands, ticker $FTLF. As part of conversation on Classic InfoArb (short for Information Arbitrage), Maj and Jan cover Taylor Devices, ticker TAYD, and Crawford United, ticker $CRAWA.

We discussed a number of stocks during our interview today, Maj and Jan also may or may not own companies that comprise their Tier One Quality MicroCap Index, please see MS MicroCaps and Geoinvesting for full disclosure. 

For more information about MS MicroCap Cliffnotes, please visit: https://mscliffnotes.substack.com/ 

For more information about GeoInvesting, please visit: https://geoinvesting.com/ 

Planet MicroCap Podcast is on YouTube! All archived episodes and each new episode will be posted on the Planet MicroCap YouTube channel. I’ve provided the link in the description if you’d like to subscribe. You’ll also get the chance to watch all our Video Interviews with management teams, educational panels from the conference, as well as expert commentary from some familiar guests on the podcast.

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MSM Tier One Quality Index Review (April 1-5, 2024): Weekly Stats, Classic InfoArb + $FTLF $TAYD $CRAWA $SGRP with Maj Soueidan and Jan Svenda from GeoInvesting

My guest on the show today is Bryan Ganz, President and CEO of Byrna Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: BYRN). Byrna is a technology company specializing in the development, manufacture, and sale of innovative less-lethal personal security solutions. I had actually met Bryan and interviewed him when they were known as Security Devices International, and safe to say, the company has come a long way since. I invited Bryan on the show today to discuss the company’s journey, plus:

- Byrna’s business model and marketing strategy
- What their competitive landscape looks like, and
- Bryan’s 3-5 year vision for the company.

For more information about Byrna Technologies, please visit: https://byrna.com/

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Byrna Technologies (NASDAQ: BYRN): Mission to Offer a Safe, Effective, Reliable Non-Lethal Alternative to Firearms

My guest on the show today is Toffcap - he’s a fund manager and Editor of the Toffcap Newsletter on Substack, and @ToffCap on Twitter/X. We discuss a whole host of topics derived from both his newsletter and his posts on social media, including: Toff’s criteria, what his investable universe looks like, what’s intriguing about cannabis, as well as his investing theses on both ADF Group and DNO.

For more information about ToffCap, please visit: https://toffcap.substack.com/

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Planet MicroCap Podcast is on YouTube! All archived episodes and each new episode will be posted on the Planet MicroCap YouTube channel. I’ve provided the link in the description if you’d like to subscribe. You’ll also get the chance to watch all our Video Interviews with management teams, educational panels from the conference, as well as expert commentary from some familiar guests on the podcast.

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