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Aug 2024
28m 30s

Meet the Fool: Tim Beyers

The Motley Fool
About this episode

To become an expert, you may not always need expertise. You may just need to start asking better questions. 


Tim Beyers is a lead analyst at The Motley Fool and a frequent guest on Motley Fool Money. He’s also the host of This Week in Tech, a weekly show on our premium livestream. In today’s show, Tim talks with Mary Long about:

  • What convinced him to buy Amazon for the first time (and why he sold 2 years later).
  • Unit economics, and one company that excels at it.
  • The relationship between enthusiasm and education.


Members of any Motley Fool Service can watch “This Week in Tech” at 10:00 am ET on Fridays, or any time at the Fool Live replay hub. 


To become a Motley Fool member, head to www.fool.com/signup.


Have an analyst you want us to feature on an upcoming “Meet the Fool” episode? Want to share your own investing journey with us? Send a note (or a voice recording!) to podcasts@fool.com


Host: Mary Long

Guest: Tim Beyers

Engineer: Dez Jones, Kyle Carruthers


Tickers mentioned: DUOL

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