MI225: Studying Superinvestors w/ David Ruben...

Daniel Mahncke and Shawn O’Malley take a deep dive into Duolingo — the leading language learning app with over 50 million daily active users and the chaotic green owl as a mascot. Since its IPO in 2021, Duolingo has expanded beyond language instruction to include math, music, and ...  Show more

Shawn O’Malley and Daniel Mahncke break down the ride-sharing giant Lyft Inc. (ticker: LYFT) and discuss whether the company can regain ground against Uber, or whether it’s always destined to be #2. While Lyft has clawed back some market share, finally attained profitability, and ...  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 insti ...  Show more

Trey speaks with accomplished real estate entrepreneur, Michael Sonnenfeldt, about his experiences and takeaways from his private club, Tiger 21, as well as his early life achievements and other topics. Michael is also the author of the book, "Think Bigger: And 39 Other Winning S ...  Show more

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: 01:10 - Why we have cycles. 02:11 - What the credit cycle is. 09:16 - How are cycles interrelated. 11:53 - Where we are in the real estate cycle. 17:55 - Where we are right now in the cycle. 25:35 - How adjusting risk to your portfolio depends ...  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 an ...  Show more