Avory - Markets and Investing

In this conversation, Founding Partner and Chief Investment Officer at Avory & Co. Sean Emory interviews Christopher Shasse, founder of Rocketman Tech, discussing the role of Jamf in managing Apple devices in enterprise environments. They explore Jamf's history, its relationship with Apple, and the competitive landscape, particularly focusing on Microsoft Intune as a significant competitor. Th...

ABOUT AVORY & CO. Avory & Co is an asset manager focused on Investing Where the World is Headed. Managing high-conviction equity strategies, emphasizing Secular Growth and Transformation Stories. We seek exceptional teams. TODAY'S EPISODE In this episode, Sean Emory, the Founder and Chief Investment Officer at Avory & Co. provides a postmortem Block's earnings report. Chapters 00:00 Sq...

ABOUT AVORY & CO. Avory & Co is an asset manager focused on Investing Where the World is Headed. Managing high-conviction equity strategies, emphasizing Secular Growth and Transformation Stories. We seek exceptional teams. TODAY'S EPISODE In this episode, Sean Emory, the Founder and Chief Investment Officer at Avory & Co. provides a postmortem Fiverr's earnings report. He discusses Fiv...

ABOUT AVORY & CO. Avory & Co is an asset manager focused on Investing Where the World is Headed. Managing high-conviction equity strategies, emphasizing Secular Growth and Transformation Stories. We seek exceptional teams. TODAY'S EPISODE In this episode, Sean Emory provides a postmortem on Meta's earnings report. He discusses the revenue, profits, user engagement, and growth of Meta. He h...

Sean Emory, the founder and Chief Investment Officer at Avory & Co. breaks down Google's earnings report and highlights the strong performance of its cloud business, with revenue reaching $84 billion and operating margins expanding. Google Cloud surpassed $10 billion in a single quarter and generated $1 billion in operating profit. However, YouTube's revenue missed expectations, although it st...

In this conversation, Sean Emory, founder and Chief Investment Officer at Avory & Co. discusses the potential of Tesla's full self-driving capabilities and its impact on the market. He explores the different approaches to autonomous vehicles, comparing Tesla's camera-based approach to Waymo's LiDAR-based approach. Sean also delves into the market potential of autonomous vehicles, considering t...

Summary Fiverr reported strong earnings, beating their own guidance on revenue and adjusted EBITDA. The company has been impacted by the health of the economy and concerns around AI, but they have addressed these issues and showcased the positive impact of AI on their platform. Fiverr is focused on moving upmarket and increasing spend per buyer, while also improving their take rate through promote...

Summary Dutch Bros and Starbucks are taking different approaches in the coffee market. Dutch Bros focuses on decadent offerings and drive-through service, while Starbucks offers a mass-market, somewhat premium experience. Dutch Bros is experiencing strong growth in units, revenue, and same-store sales, while Starbucks is seeing negative same-store sales. Dutch Bros emphasizes brand identity, custo...

This week's Inside Scoop covers the Fed's stance on inflation and jobs, as well as earnings reports from companies like Square, Apple, Zillow, and Omnicell. The Fed expressed neutrality towards inflation and jobs, while the conversation around inflation focused on its moderation. Square had an incredible quarter, with a pivot to profitability and a focus on Bitcoin. Apple reported a decline in rev...

This week's Inside Scoop episode focuses on the earnings reports of major tech companies, including Tesla, Microsoft, Google, Meta, and ServiceNow. The conversation covers several themes, including the Cloud Wars, ad spending, and the future of AI. The key takeaways include the strong demand for cloud services from Microsoft and Google, the growth of AI unicorns as customers of Google Cloud, the p...

In this episode, Sean Emory, Founder of Avory reviews Block's earnings and focuses on the two main segments: Cash App and Square. Overall the messaging from management emphasizes a focus on growth and efficiency. The discussion highlights the efforts to build a suite of banking solutions within Cash App and the focus on productivity and margin expansion. The performance and growth of the company a...

Investment Primer on Zoom From management to product, to growth profile, we dig into the investment case for Zoom. ______ Disclaimer Avory & Co. is a Registered Investment Adviser. This platform is solely for informational purposes. Advisory services are only offered to clients or prospective clients where Avory & Co. and its representatives are properly licensed or exempt from licensure....

In this episode of Inside Scoop, host Sean Emory sits down with Harlan Rapoport, also known as the Fiverr Guy. They discuss the potential impact of GPT or chat GPT on Fiverr's buyer behavior and activity. Harlan shares that he hasn't seen much change in clients' needs from a financial perspective. They also break down the differences between Upwork and Fiverr and provide details of the product lau...

The podcast features Sean Emory from Avory & Co discussion with Soren Larson from Crosshatch, a company focused on personalized AI. Larson discusses his background in ad tech and fighting Russian bots, as well as his experience with personalization at Walmart. The mission of Crosshatch is to hyper-personalize the internet in a safe way. 00:03:52 Hyper-personalizing the internet safely. 00:05:2...

In this episode of Inside Scoop with Sean Emory, the focus is on the recent earnings reports from major tech companies like Google and Meta. The discussion revolves around what these reports reveal about the consumer market and the broader economy. Meta's 23% growth and Google's advertiser-driven revenue are seen as positive signals for the consumer market. The episode also touches on the strong G...

In this episode of "Inside Scoop with Sean Emory," Sean, the founder of Avory & Company, interviews Tullie Morrell, co-founder of Shaped and former researcher at Facebook, Palantir, Google, and Uber. They discuss the winners and losers in the rapidly evolving AI landscape, including the role of Meta and its AI capabilities. They also explore whether big players will dominate the field or if th...

Avory has dedicated a considerable amount of research time to the no-code realm. The shift to no or low-code tools continues to be a secular trend in which we are uncovering opportunities. Even before joining Avory, Sean Emory had invested in Wix, one of the pioneering no-code platforms that allows website creation without the need for coding skills. Philip is the founder of No Code Ops. A company...

Disclaimer Avory & Co. is a Registered Investment Adviser. This platform is solely for informational purposes. Advisory services are only offered to clients or prospective clients where Avory & Co. and its representatives are properly licensed or exempt from licensure. Past performance is no guarantee of future returns. Investing involves risk and possible loss of principal capital. No adv...

We sat down with Matthew Kanterman from  @roundhillinvestments  to dig into their research on generative Ai and where the opportunities may be. Sean Emory, founding partner at Avory & Company led the conversation and shared his opinions also. We looked to distill what is real and what is hype and develop a framework around the opportunity. Roundhill launched the $CHAT ETF which focuses on this...

Apple Vision Pro takeaways plus our view of the landscape from an investment perspective. Quest vs Vision Pro? Disclaimer Avory & Co. is a Registered Investment Adviser. This platform is solely for informational purposes. Advisory services are only offered to clients or prospective clients where Avory & Co. and its representatives are properly licensed or exempt from licensure. Past perfor...

Inside Scoop Podcast hosted by Sean Emory from Avory & Co., He discusses Meta's Quest 3 announcement, along with Apple's headset expectations for next week. Disclaimer Avory & Co. is a Registered Investment Adviser. This platform is solely for informational purposes. Advisory services are only offered to clients or prospective clients where Avory & Co. and its representatives are prope...

In this thought-provoking discussion with Simplified Co-Founder Ajay Yadav, we explore the transformative power of AI in the creative realm. Discover how Simplified empowers design professionals by automating repetitive tasks, unlocking new levels of efficiency, and sparking innovative ideas. Ajay sheds light on the practical applications of AI in enhancing the design process and unleashing the fu...

Welcome to Inside Scoop, the podcast where we bring you exclusive insights. We have a special treat for you as we welcome two distinguished guests, Debu Chatterjee and Sean Emory. Debu has a long history in AI. He was the Head of Engineering, Platform and AI at Service Now. He is now the founder of Konfer, an AI governance platform. Sean Emory, the founder of Avory & Co, also joins us to host...

Welcome to Inside Scoop, the podcast where we bring you exclusive insights. We have a special treat for you as we welcome two distinguished guests, Ben Cogan and Sean Emory. Ben Cogan, the founder of Agora, joins us to share his expertise in profitable direct-to-consumer companies. As a successful entrepreneur who has founded not one, but two companies, Ben has a wealth of knowledge to share on wh...

Welcome to our latest podcast episode where we sit down with the former CTO of Nutanix and current Founder/CTO of Kognitos, Sean Emory and Binny Gill discussing how generative AI works and how to use it to create value. During the episode, we dive deep into the concept of generative AI, explaining what it is, how it works, and how it can be applied in different industries to improve processes and...