The Richards Report

In this episode of The Richards Report host Ted Richards and Heaps Normal Co-Founder & CEO, Andy Miller discuss the rise of no/low alcoholic drinks. Discussion includes the following;

•Global trends of non-alcoholic drinks around the world

•The brands having most success with non alcoholic drinks

•New ways non-alcoholic beer can be brewed

•Starting a business and going through the Startmate process

•The impact COVID has had on the business

•Previous episodes referenced: Nick Crocker and Matt Allen

Heaps Normal is available all over Australia. It can also be purchased direct through the Heaps Normal website. Use discount code: richardsreport to receive free postage.

*As discussed in the episode I am an investor in Heaps Normal. But there are many other great non-alcoholic drink companies, all discussed in the episode, including Sobah, Up Flow, Lyres & Seedlip.

In this episode of The Richards Report host Ted Richards and guest Jobe Watson discuss;

•How commentary of AFL games has changed due to COVID

•The latest on Jobe's cafes (Hole in the Wall) in the US and navigating an American hospitality business through COVID

•Jobe's new business venture, Morning Joe high-quality instant coffee. If you would like to order Morning Joe use the discount code RICHARDSREPORT at checkout for 20% off your order

•We revisit Jobe's early calls on cryptocurrencies from over 4 years ago

•Jobe discusses working in the property industry throughout COVID, how quickly sentiment shifted in 2020, and his thoughts on the current market.

Whisky Loot and Gin Loot are liquor subscription businesses. In the discussion we cover;

- How Joel is disrupting the traditional retail model/experience for selecting and buying spirits

- The benefits of a direct to consumer business like this

- The paradox of choice when it comes to making a decision

If you are interested in trying Whisky Loot and/or Gin Loot out use promo code TRR20 for 20% off your first order

Whisky Loot

https://whiskyloot.com/

Gin Loot

https://ginloot.com/

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Here is a re-release of an episode I recorded back in May of 2019 and I want to bring it back to the top of your feed if you missed it the first time as much has happened since it was first released.

Nick Hungerford is the founder of Nutmeg, the largest robo-adviser in Europe. He is also a digital ambassador for the UK Department of International Trade, a member of the European Power 50 and recipient of Spears Entrepreneur of the year award. In this episode, we discuss the challenges of being an entrepreneur and raising money and growing a Fintech business. In a relatively short period of time Nutmeg has opened up professional investment management to segments of people in the UK that have never had access to it before.

Nick has since stepped away from Nutmeg and is now involved in a venture capital fund in Singapore called Portage.

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Ted and Matt discuss the following topics;

- The usual venture capital (VC) model and what makes the Tractor model different

- Typical risks investing in early-stage investments (and potential rewards)

- What makes a good early-stage investor

- The Startmate program

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In this episode of The Richards Report podcast Ted speaks with Sam Wood about his journey, calculated risks he has taken and lessons learned from starting different businesses. In particular they discuss;

- How Sam's career in fitness all started (changing university degrees)

- Identifying new business opportunities and backing himself (28, Gecko)

- Taking calculated risks outside Sam's comfort zone (The Bachelor)

- Recognising business opportunities new technology can create (28)

- Post corona, the new normal of working out from home, and what that may mean going forward

This episode is brought to you by Six Park, one of Australia's leading online investment managers www.sixpark.com.au

In this episode Ted speaks with Six Park co-founder and co-CEO Pat Garrett. They revisit some of the events that occurred in 2020 and discuss the following topics;

•Quarter by quarter break down

•Stock market movements versus economic conditions

•2020 winners & losers

•Successful pivots

•Who got lucky

•Rebalancing

For show notes and to listen to previous episodes click here

This episode is brought to you by Six Park, one of Australia's leading online investment managers www.sixpark.com.au

This episode I spoke with Scott Galloway, Professor of Marketing at NYU Stern, serial entrepreneur and author of the book Post Corona: From Crisis to Opportunity.

Show notes for the episode are available here

At the beginning of 2020, approximately 16% of retail was transacted via digital channels. Eight weeks after the pandemic reached the U.S. (March-mid-April), that number leapt to

27%. The US registered a decade of ecommerce growth in 8 weeks!

In this episode we discuss;

•Retail and the growing power of Amazon

•The future of education

•Investing trends during COVID

•Growing income inequality

•Potential solutions for a post corona world

Click here to listen to a previous episode with Scott Galloway (November 2019)

This episode is brought to you by Six Park, one of Australia's leading online investment management services www.sixpark.com.au

In this episode I'm speaking with Morgan Housel. Morgan is a partner at the Collaborative Fund, an award winning columnist and author of the book The Psychology of Money.

Episode show notes: The Richards Report show notes

In this episode we cover the following topics;

•Our similar non-traditional paths into finance and investing

•The similarities between luck and risk

•How a small amount of investment decisions often drive the majority of returns for investors

•The thin line between success and failure

•How your behaviour is more important than what you know

•The power of compounding in all parts of life

•The dangers of comparing ourselves to to others

Book: The Psychology of Money

Twitter: @morganhousel

This episode is brought to you by Six Park, one of Australia's leading online investment management services. To find out more go to www.sixpark.com.au

In this episode we cover;

•What is creating more uncertainty; COVID or the US election

•The effect forex can have on returns

•Volatility in 2020

•The perils of trying to predict the future

This episode is brought to you by Six Park

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