MI200: Focus on the Fundamentals w/ David Tra...

Daniel Mahncke and Shawn O'Malley revisit Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META), the advertising machine behind Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp that reaches 3.6 billion people every day — over 40% of the world's population — and just grew ad revenue 27% to a nearly $240 billion annual ...  Show more

In today's episode, Kyle Grieve and Shawn O’Malley revisit Alphabet nearly two years after Shawn's original pitch, tracing how the company transformed from a cash-rich, buyback-driven business into an aggressive spender on AI infrastructure. They walk through what changed across ...  Show more

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL LEARN: 00:06:59 - How to identify Rule Breaking companies. 00:37:30 - Why optionality is a great indicator of a company's future success. 00:42:50 - David’s 25 point system to identify risk. 00:48:00 - What is Conscious Capitalism and why it should become ...  Show more

IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN: 02:42 - David’s take on the current bear market and how to keep calm. 09:14 - Assessments of Netflix. 19:02 - The new era of Amazon. 31:26 - Assessments of Meta. 36:31 - Assessments of Apple 42:56 - Assessments of Hershey. 58:59 - How David and his b ...  Show more

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL LEARN: 00:03:06 - David’s current thoughts on market headlines surrounding the war in Ukraine and Russia’s chokehold on energy. 00:24:52 - David’s thoughts on the current fundraising environment. 00:32:27 - How David built Carlyle into a global PE institut ...  Show more

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL LEARN: 03:13 - Why control is the key to motivating people. 08:11 - How do you form the best teams? 22:02 - Why GE is setting both SMART goals and strength goals. 29:17 - How to statistically make the best decisions. 41:41 - Ask the Investors: How diversif ...  Show more