East Meets West: A Podcast about understanding Asia Tech and how Asia Tech affects the world

Every week we breakdown companies and investing in a refreshingly simple way. In this episode, Dan and Albert talk about Shopify. Shopify is a SaaS platform business that provides the tools for merchants to start, grow, market and manage an e-commerce business. Since it listed in 2015, Shopify has grown from a $200m USD business into an almost $3bn business In this episode we cover: How Shopify wo...

Every week we breakdown companies and investing in a refreshingly simple way. In this episode, Dan and Albert talk about Crown Resorts. Crown Resorts is Australia's largest hotel-casino company. Crown Resorts consists of Crown Melbourne, Crown Perth and Aspinall's, a boutique, premium-focused casino in London. Crown had also obtained a licence to operate Sydney's second casino, Crown Sydney though...

Every week we breakdown companies and investing in a refreshingly simple way.  In this episode, Dan and Albert talk with Alistair Mills, Director of Portfolio Analytics and Advisor at BetaShares. BetaShares is an Australian-based specialist provider of exchange traded funds (ETFs) and other funds with a mission to expand the universe of investment possibilities available to Australian investo...

Every week we breakdown a company in a refreshingly simple way. In this episode, Dan and Albert talk about Newcrest Mining Limited. Newcrest Mining Limited is an Australian-based corporation which engages in the exploration, development, mining and sale of gold and gold and copper concentrate. It is Australia's leading gold mining company. In this episode we cover: How Newcrest generates revenue f...

Every week we breakdown a company in a refreshingly simple way. In this episode, Dan and Albert talk about GameStop Corporation. Gamestop is one of the world's largest retail gaming destination for Xbox One X, PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch games, systems, consoles & accessories. In this episode we cover: How GameStop generates revenue Why it's not the next Blockbuster The use cases for phy...

Every week we breakdown a company in a refreshingly simple way. In this episode, Dan and Albert talk about JB HI-FI Limited. JB HI-FI group includes leading retailers JB HI-FI and Good Guys who sell technology and consumer electronics and home appliances.  In this episode we cover: How JB HI-FI's business operations are split across Australia and New Zealand How JB HI-FI generates revenue JB...

Every week we breakdown a company in a refreshingly simple way. In this episode, Dan and Albert talk about Netflix Inc. Netflix is one of the world's premier subscription based streaming platforms, providing streaming video on demand (SVOD). The content on Netflix ranges from TV series, movies, documentaries and animated videos, ranging across genres and languages. In this episode we cover: How Ne...

Every week we breakdown a company in a refreshingly simple way. In this episode, Dan and Albert talk about RedBubble Group. Founded in 2006, the RedBubble Group owns and operates the leading online marketplace Redbubble.com . Redbubble.com is a platform for creatives to sell designs, which are then made-to-order on everyday products such as apparel, stationery, housewares, bags and wall art. It is...

Every week we breakdown a company in a refreshingly simple way. In this episode, Dan and Albert talk about CSL Limited. CSL is the one of largest global biotech companies in the world. It is listed on the Australian Securities Exchange and operates to deliver science therapies such as plasma-derived immunoglobulins for the treatment of immune deficiencies and neurological conditions, in its CSL Be...

Every week we examine a company that we believe is misunderstood or overlooked. However, in this episode, Dan and Albert talk about how & why they began investing. In this episode we cover: how we decided to begin investing why we recommend investing to others what platforms are available to begin investing tips and advice for new investors Follow and subscribe to our content. ------- All info...

Every week we examine a company that we believe is misunderstood or overlooked. In this episode, Dan and Albert talk about Sydney Airport Holdings Pty Ltd. Sydney Airport owns and operates an airport in Sydney, Australia. Sydney Airport provides aeronautical, retail, property, car rental and parking and ground transport services through their business. In this episode we cover: How Sydney Airport...

Every week we examine a company that we believe is misunderstood or overlooked. In this episode, Dan and Albert talk about Origin Energy. Origin is an integrated energy company listed on the Australian Securities Exchange that explores, generates and delivers electricity, natural gas and LPG to customers. In this episode we cover: how energy markets operate and are regulated the impact of renewabl...

Every week we examine a company that we believe is misunderstood or overlooked.  In this episode, Dan and Albert talk about Xero. Xero is a cloud-based accounting software platform for small and medium-sized businesses listed on the Australian Securities Exchange. In this episode we cover: cloud and Software as a Service (SaaS) businesses Xero's markets globally tailwinds driving Xero's growt...