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Mar 2022
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Office Hours: NVIDIA’s Strengths, Meta’s...

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Scott shares his thoughts on whether NVIDIA’s stock is a strong long-term investment. He then shares how streaming services might innovate around proprietary content, and answers a question about whether Meta might acquire Decentraland or the Sandbox. Scott also considers how government work could be rebranded to attract young talent.

Music: https://www.davidcuttermusic.com / @dcuttermusic

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