Mark S.F. Mahaney - Nothing But Net

Mark S.F. Mahaney stops by The Business Brew to discuss tech investing and his book Nothing But Net.  Mark is a senior managing director and head of the Internet Research Team at Evercore ISI.  He has covered internet stocks for almost 25 years, and has been consistently recognized by Institutional Investor for his research, including 15 years as a “top 3” ranked analyst and five years as a No. 1-ranked analyst.

Previously, Mr. Mahaney worked on both the sell-side and the buy-side for American Technology Research, Morgan Stanley, Citibank and Royal Bank of Canada, among others. He began his career in management consulting with Deloitte & Touche and with the U.S. Department of State, U.S. Senate, and Office of the U.S. Trade Representative.

Mr. Mahaney received his B.A. in political science and history from Amherst College, his M.A. from Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies and his MBA from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School. He is also the former lead bassist for Monkey Funk.

This episode is brought to you by Bastiat Partners, a boutique investment banking firm.  See https://bastiatpartners.com/.  Detailed show notes below.

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Detailed Show Notes

5:35 - Living through the 99-00 bubble crash

7:30 - Riding the growth curve of the internet sector

12:25 - The importance of revenue growth

19:55 - Thinking through growth vs maintenance spend

23:55 - The four questions to ask when trying to figure out what profitability might look like in the "out" years

27:25 - Facebook discussion

36:55 - Thoughts on stock based compensation

40:23 - Mark's ideal investment situation

44:45 - Mark's prescient warning about lapping COVID comps

50:35 - The potential soft patch for growth equities

56:45 - Dont get hung up on false precision