East Meets West: A Podcast about understanding Asia Tech and how Asia Tech affects the world

In this episode, Dan and Albert talk with Dana Halevi. Dana is an Investment Analyst at Inspire Impact, a profit for purpose organisation that aims to direct capital to assets and companies that positively impact society and/or the environment. Inspire Impact is Liverpool Partners’ impact arm that connects capital with businesses that deliver both a social and financial return. They invest in and advise high-growth purpose-driven businesses, assisting them to generate meaningful return to investors while preserving their socially minded DNA.

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In this episode, Dan and Albert breakdown Beyond Meat. Beyond Meat is a provider of plant-based meats, such as burgers, sausage, ground beef, and chicken. Unlike other vegetarian products, Beyond Meat seeks to replicate the look, cook, and taste of meat, is targeted to omnivores and vegetarians alike. The products are widely available across approximately 122,000 retail and foodservice outlets.

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What are dividends? We explain it in 5 minutes or less. Every week we pick an investing or business concept and explain it in a refreshingly simple way. This is our 'Simple Sprouts' series.

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In this episode, Dan and Albert breakdown Lululemon. Lululemon Athletica is an athletic apparel retailer headquartered in Vancouver, Canada. It was founded in 1998 as a retailer of yoga pants and other yoga wear, and has expanded to sell athletic wear, lifestyle apparel, and accessories. Lululemon sells its products through more than 500 company-owned stores in 17 countries, e-commerce, outlets, and wholesale accounts.

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What makes a good or bad management team? We explain it in 5 minutes or less. Every week we pick an investing or business concept and explain it in a refreshingly simple way. This is our 'Simple Sprouts' series.

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In this episode, Dan and Albert breakdown Square. Jack Dorsey and Jim McKelvey created Square, Inc. to create a technology capable of aggregating merchant services and mobile payments into a single, easy-to-use service. Square's product line includes Cash App, which allows users to send and receive money for free through a mobile application, and Square Point-of-Sale, a free application that lets merchants process payments via smartphone. In June 2021, Square's Cash App reached 40 million monthly transacting active customers.

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What are dividends? We explain it in 5 minutes or less. Every week we pick an investing or business concept and explain it in a refreshingly simple way. This is our 'Simple Sprouts' series.

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In this emergency episode, Dan and Albert breakdown Afterpay's sale to Square. On 2 August 2021, Square Inc and Afterpay Limited announced the deal worth approximately US$29 billion (A$39 billion). The acquisition aims to enable the companies to better deliver compelling financial products and services that expand access to more consumers and drive incremental revenue for merchants of all sizes. The closing of the transaction is expected in the first quarter of calendar year 2022.

Read the official deal announcement here. 

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In this episode, Dan and Albert breakdown Spotify's business. Spotify transformed the music industry by moving from a "transaction-based" experience of buying and owning audio content to an "access-based" model allowing users to stream on demand. Today more than 365 million users are on Spotify for music and its growing podcast content. However, as Apple remains the biggest distributor of podcasts in the US through its Podcasts app, how can Spotify be the go-to platform for audio?

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What is Recurring Revenue? We explain it in 5 minutes or less. Every week we pick an investing or business concept and explain it in a refreshingly simple way. This is our 'Simple Sprouts' series.

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