Apr 17
Givaudan: The Magic Ingredients - [Business Breakdowns, EP.242]
Today, we are breaking down Givaudan, the Swiss fragrance and flavor giant hiding in plain sight. I came away from this episode with a new way of seeing the world around me. When you learn that a single company is behind the scent of your shampoo, the taste of your burger, and th ... Show More
41m 20s
Mar 20
Apollo: Connoisseurs of Complexity - [Business Breakdowns, REPLAY]
This episode was originally recorded in March 2025. Today, we are breaking down the global alternative asset manager, Apollo. I reflected on my personal experiences with Apollo for this episode, and there's a saying that hard work can beat talent when talent doesn't work hard. W ... Show More
1h 14m
Jan 2024
Madhavan Ramanujam - How to Price Products - [Invest Like the Best, REPLAY]
My guest today is Madhavan Ramanujam. Madhavan quite literally wrote the book on how to price products. It’s called “Monetizing Innovations” and his concepts have been used by companies across the world like Porsche, Uber, LinkedIn, and SuperHuman. Our conversation is a mastercla ... Show More
57m 35s
Feb 2023
Jeff Green - Modernizing Advertising - [Invest Like the Best, EP.315]
My guest today is Jeff Green, the CEO and co-founder of advertising platform, The Trade Desk. The Trade Desk is the second advertising exchange Jeff has built, having sold his first venue to Microsoft in 2007. He started The Trade Desk in 2009 and has built it into a $30 billion ... Show More
1h 7m
Feb 2022
Joey Levin - Building an Anti-Conglomerate - [Invest Like the Best, EP. 264]
My guest today is IAC’s CEO, Joey Levin. IAC is a unique business in that it’s a holding company which builds world-class digital businesses. Since Barry Diller created IAC over two decades ago, it has produced 11 public companies, including Match Group, Expedia, and Live Nation. ... Show More
1h 11m
Oct 2022
Jason Droege - Building Uber Eats - [Invest Like the Best, EP.300]
My guest today is Jason Droege, a venture partner at Benchmark. Jason’s had a long entrepreneurial career, which most recently culminated in building and leading Uber Eats. He joined Uber in 2014 with a blank piece of paper to grow the business beyond ride sharing. Within six yea ... Show More
1h 6m
Jan 2021
Ram Parameswaran - Internet Scale Businesses – [Invest Like the Best, EP.207]
My guest today is Ram Parameswaran, founder of Octahedron Capital. Ram started Octahedron this year after more than 5 years as a partner at Altimeter Capital where he made investments in Square, Bytedance, Pinduoduo, and Udaan. In our conversation we cover the potential for inter ... Show More
1h 27m
Jul 2023
Gary Coover: Designing a Sustainable Token Economy - [Web3 Breakdowns, EP.79]
This is Eric Golden and my guest today is Gary Coover. Gary spent 8 years building Samsung’s innovation arm, Samsung Next, before he was drawn into the Web3 world. Today, he is the Chief Operating Officer of Superlayer, a venture studio focused on building Crypto startups. We sta ... Show More
45m 20s
Nov 2023
Brad Jacobs - Think Big and Move Fast - [Invest Like the Best, EP.352]
My guest today is Brad Jacobs. Brad’s resumé is remarkable. He has founded seven companies, all of which are billion-dollar or multibillion-dollar businesses. He has done 500 M&A transactions and raised $30 billion dollars of debt and equity capital. Currently, he is the Executiv ... Show More
1h 26m
This is Matt Reustle and today we are breaking down Europe's largest airline, Ryanair. As we do more breakdowns, we start to look for patterns of successful business models that succeed across different industries. Ryanair is another case study in low-cost shared economies of scale. To break down Ryanair, I'm joined by Holland Advisors’ founder and portfolio ... Show More
<p dir="ltr"><strong>Hosts:</strong> Matty A. and Ryan Breedwell<br /> <br /> <strong>Episode Overview:<br /> <br /></strong>In this insightful episode of "Money Moves," hosts Matty A and Ryan Breedwell dive deep into current market trends, investment opportunities, and the econo ... Show More
