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

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

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  • Why did Meta's Stock Crash? | Explained in the Simple Sprouts Series

    Why did Meta's value plummet? 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.

    In this episode we cover:

    • Recent news about Meta's drop in value
    • How it's Q4 earnings call scared investors
    • What declining user growth and revenue guidance means for Meta
    • Three main narratives surrounding Meta
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      All information contained in this podcast is for education and entertainment purposes only. It is not intended as a substitute for professional financial, investment, legal or tax advice. The hosts of Fresh Capital are not financial professionals and are not aware of your personal financial circumstances. Any opinions expressed herein are not recommendations or advice. Please consult a licensed financial professional before you invest.

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      6 min
    • Palantir: The Most Divisive Tech Company from Silicon Valley | Breaking Down Palantir (NYSE: PLTR)

      In this episode, Dan and Albert break down Palantir. Palantir Technologies provides organizations with solutions to manage large disparate data sets and particularly focuses on the government intelligence and defense sectors. Palantir expanded into various commercial markets with its Foundry software platform in 2016 with the intent of becoming the data operating system for companies and industries.

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      In this episode we cover:

      • What is Palantir? (1:55)
      • What are Palantir's products and services? (3:35)
      • How can Palantir capture government and commercial clients? (14:26)
      • Can competitors disrupt Palantir? (26:36)
      • How Palantir's clients may affect their performance (29:52)
      • Palantir's financial performance (33:28)
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        47 min
      • Why might Zip acquire Sezzle? | Explained in the Simple Sprouts Series

        Why would Zip buy Sezzle?  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.

        In this episode we cover:

        • Recent news about a potential acquisition between Zip and Sezzle
        • How the Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) sector is consolidating
        • Why Sezzle compliments Zip's expansion plans
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          All information contained in this podcast is for education and entertainment purposes only. It is not intended as a substitute for professional financial, investment, legal or tax advice. The hosts of Fresh Capital are not financial professionals and are not aware of your personal financial circumstances. Any opinions expressed herein are not recommendations or advice. Please consult a licensed financial professional before you invest.

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          6 min
        • Will DocuSign Execute on its Growth Ambitions? | Breaking Down DocuSign (NASDAQ: DOCU)

          In this episode, Dan and Albert break down DocuSign. DocuSign offers the Agreement Cloud, a broad cloud-based software suite that enables users to automate the agreement process and provide legally binding e-signatures from nearly any device. The company was founded in 2003 and completed its IPO in May 2018.

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          In this episode we cover:

          • What is DocuSign? (1:54)
          • What caused DocuSign's recent price drop? (3:20)
          • What are DocuSign's products and services? (7:05)
          • What is DocuSign's growth strategy? (13:45)
          • Who are DocuSign's competitors? (26:00)
          • Can DocuSign move into smart contracts? (34:57)
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            All information contained in this podcast is for education and entertainment purposes only. It is not intended as a substitute for professional financial, legal or tax advice. The hosts of Fresh Capital are not financial professionals and are not aware of your personal financial circumstances. Any opinions expressed herein are not recommendations or advice. Please consult a licensed financial professional before you invest.

            For more information visit our website at https://www.freshcapital.media/

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            42 min
          • How do Food Delivery Platforms Work? (UberEats, HelloFresh, Milkrun) | Explained in the Simple Sprouts Series

            How does UberEats, Menulog or Milkrun work? 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.

            In this episode we cover:

            • What is a food delivery business
            • The different food delivery business models
            • How companies like Doordash, HelloFresh and Milkrun operate
            • The key factors to a successful food delivery business
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              All information contained in this podcast is for education and entertainment purposes only. It is not intended as a substitute for professional financial, investment, legal or tax advice. The hosts of Fresh Capital are not financial professionals and are not aware of your personal financial circumstances. Any opinions expressed herein are not recommendations or advice. Please consult a licensed financial professional before you invest.

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              7 min
            • Can Snapchat overcome Instagram and TikTok? | Breaking Down Snap (NYSE: SNAP)

              In this episode, Dan and Albert break down Snap. Snap refers to itself as a camera company, however its flagship product, Snapchat, is a mobile application that helps people to communicate through short videos and images known as Snaps. Snapchat has over 300 million daily active users who use 5 primary features. Camera helps to create a snap to sent to friends. Communication allows users to send messages through text, Snaps and voice. Snap Map is a liver and personalised map allowing Snapchatters to connect with friends. Stories features content from Snapchatters' friends and community. Spotlight shares user generated content with the entire Snapchat community. The company generates revenue through advertised products in its Snap Ads and augmented reality (AR) ads.

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              In this episode we cover:

              • What is Snap (1:55)
              • How does Snap compare to other social media platforms (4:55)
              • What products and services does Snap have (7:49)
              • How does Snap build user profiles (14:24)
              • Snap's edge in augmented reality (23:02)
              • Snap's management team (27:44)
              • Snap's financial performance (33:53)
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                All information contained in this podcast is for education and entertainment purposes only. It is not intended as a substitute for professional financial, legal or tax advice. The hosts of Fresh Capital are not financial professionals and are not aware of your personal financial circumstances. Any opinions expressed herein are not recommendations or advice. Please consult a licensed financial professional before you invest.

                For more information visit our website at https://www.freshcapital.media/

                Got feedback or suggestions? Send them to [email protected]

                46 min
              • Why did Microsoft acquire ActivisionBlizzard? | Explained in the Simple Sprouts Series

                Why did Microsoft acquire ActivisionBlizzard?  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.

                In this episode we cover:

                • Microsoft's history of acquiring game developers
                • How ActivisionBlizzard fits Microsoft's current gaming capabilities
                • Why gaming is a hot investment market
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                  Have a concept you want to be explained? Send them to [email protected]

                  All information contained in this podcast is for education and entertainment purposes only. It is not intended as a substitute for professional financial, investment, legal or tax advice. The hosts of Fresh Capital are not financial professionals and are not aware of your personal financial circumstances. Any opinions expressed herein are not recommendations or advice. Please consult a licensed financial professional before you invest.

                  For more information visit our website at https://www.freshcapital.media/

                  7 min
                • How to invest in Music, Ticket Stubs and Farmland? | Breaking Down Alternative Investments | In Conversation with Stefan von Imhof of Alts.co

                  In this episode, Dan and Albert break down alternative investments with Stefan von Imhof. Stefan is the co-founder and CEO of Alts.co - the world’s largest alternative investment community. Alts do in-depth research and deep quantitative analysis on hundreds of deals across over 30 alternative asset classes, like NFTs, Farmland, Sports Memorabilia, Watches, Micro-SaaS and much more. If you're interested in alternative assets, you can join Alts to get critical research, recommendations and tips delivered straight to your inbox. Here's a sample from their NFT Insider post.

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                  In this episode we cover:

                  • An overview of Alts.co and alternative investments (2:21)
                  • How to invest rationally in alternative classes like sports memorabilia? (8:29)
                  • How does leverage affect alternative investments? (15:39)
                  • How to invest in music? (18:38)
                  • How do you value alternative assets? (24:15)
                  • Why fractional investments help with storage and insurance (30:35)
                  • Farmland as an asset class (34:28)
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                    All information contained in this podcast is for education and entertainment purposes only. It is not intended as a substitute for professional financial, legal or tax advice. The hosts of Fresh Capital are not financial professionals and are not aware of your personal financial circumstances. Any opinions expressed herein are not recommendations or advice. Please consult a licensed financial professional before you invest.

                    For more information visit our website at https://www.freshcapital.media/

                    Got feedback or suggestions? Send them to [email protected]

                    41 min
                  • What is Yield? | Explained in the Simple Sprouts Series

                    What is yield? 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.

                    In this episode we cover:

                    • What is yield
                    • What is yield for stocks
                    • What is yield for property and real estate
                    • How to use yield to find good and bad investments
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                      Have a concept you want to be explained? Send them to [email protected]

                      All information contained in this podcast is for education and entertainment purposes only. It is not intended as a substitute for professional financial, investment, legal or tax advice. The hosts of Fresh Capital are not financial professionals and are not aware of your personal financial circumstances. Any opinions expressed herein are not recommendations or advice. Please consult a licensed financial professional before you invest.

                      For more information visit our website at https://www.freshcapital.media/

                      7 min
                    • Twitter Turmoil - How Can Twitter Turnaround its Price? | Breaking Down Twitter (NYSE: TWTR)

                      In this episode, Dan and Albert break down news of Twitter founder Jack Dorsey stepping down and what's next for Twitter. Twitter is a social media company founded 15 years ago. It's best known for news-breaking tweets from politicians and celebrities, but it also provides a platform for millions of users to publish their thoughts, interact, share content, and read breaking news. The platform itself is free to use for individuals and businesses alike. Once a user has created an account, they can post messages ("tweets") of up to 280 characters and up to 2,400 times per day, which are automatically distributed to followers in a feed that is constantly refreshed.

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                      In this episode we cover:

                      • What is Twitter (2:48)
                      • How Twitter generates revenue (9:28)
                      • Twitter's strategy to 2023 (19:25)
                      • Twitter's CEO change (29:28)
                      • Twitter's future growth (35:09)
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                        All information contained in this podcast is for education and entertainment purposes only. It is not intended as a substitute for professional financial, legal or tax advice. The hosts of Fresh Capital are not financial professionals and are not aware of your personal financial circumstances. Any opinions expressed herein are not recommendations or advice. Please consult a licensed financial professional before you invest.

                        For more information visit our website at https://www.freshcapital.media/

                        Got feedback or suggestions? Send them to [email protected]

                        44 min

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

                      From the publisher's feed

                      Welcome to the East Meets Podcast, where we explore the world of technology and innovation across Asia. Join us as we dive into the latest trends, insights and breakthroughs that are shaping tech, content and SaaS from Asia to the rest of the world . From the bustling tech hubs of China and India to the emerging startup scenes in Southeast Asia and beyond. Whether you're a tech enthusiast, a business leader or simply curious, this podcast is for you. So sit back, relax and get ready to discover the exciting world of Asia Tech.