Adam Singer: Investing in Life Sciences, Tech Dystopia, and Online Worlds
Hey guys! This week we have a special guest Adam Singer, the VP of marketing and LEX Markets. We covered a variety of topics ranging from working for Google, investing in life sciences companies such Invitae (NVTA), what is LEX Markets plus we get to know Adam’s early life, how he became a DJ and music composer, he explains to us what are Potemkin numbers and how fishing, poker, and investing are very similar and last but not least we talked about technology dystopia and if we are becoming an ant colony? This episode is brought to you by TIKR. Join the free beta today at TIKR.com/hive. They're constantly releasing new updates that make the platform better including a new Business Owner Mode that hides share count, market cap, and enterprise value. Also, they've introduced their new Global Stock Screener. Check it out now! I couldn't be more excited to partner with TIKR This episode is also brought to you by Quartr. Quartr is revolutionizing the way investors interact with IR departments, listen to conference calls, and engage in investment research. The best way to think of Quartr is like Spotify for investor conference calls. Quartr is 100% free and includes markets from twelve countries (with plans to expand in the future!). Investors can easily request new companies, and Quartr is quick to add them. You can learn more about Quartr by visiting their site, Quartr.se If you're interested in changing the way you research companies, download the app today and give it a try on Apple and Android. Finally, we're proud to announce our newest sponsor, Tegus! Tegus has the world’s largest collection of instantly available interviews on all the public and private companies you care about. Tegus actually makes primary research fun and effortless, too. Instead of weeks and months, you can learn a new industry or company in hours, and all from those that know it best. Since joining, I spend nearly all my time reading Tegus calls on existing holdings and new ideas. And I know you will too. So if you’re interested, head on over to tegus.co/valuehive for a free trial to see for yourself. Check out our time-stamp below: [0:00] Who is Adam Singer? [14:00] Joining Google [19:00] Life Sciences Investing: Invitae (NVTA) [36:00] Joining LEX Markets [44:00] Becoming a DJ and Composing Music [50:00] Are we relying too much on Technology? [1:05:00] Technology Dystopia: Are we becoming an ant colony? [1:10:00] Enhancing your first life with your second life. [1:20:00] Everything should be like Youtube and Soundcloud. [1:25:00] Fishing, Poker and Investing. [1:37:00] NFTs’ Future [1:43:00] Potemkin NUmbera and Faking Clout. [1:49:00] More from Adam Singer and Closing Question If you like what you hear from Adam, please follow him on Twitter @AdamSinger. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/valuehive/support