Deviate To Win: Recent Episodes
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Deviate To Win is an interview series featuring executives and investors who have won in business by taking chances and doing things a little bit differently. Hosted by Jason Ader.
“Deviate To Win: Insights From A Turnaround Investor” is available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Deviate-Win-Insights-Turnaround-Investor/dp/1506908969
This podcast is meant to be used for informational purposes only and not investment advice. Hosts and guests may maintain positions in securities discussed. All opinions on Deviate To Win are the opinions of the host and guest, and do not represent those of SpringOwl Asset Management.
On this episode of Deviate To Win, Jason Ader talks with Jeff Seibert, Co-founder of Digits. Jason ans Jeff talk about:
- How Jeff got into coding (3:00)
- How Crashlytics was born (4:30)
- Key influences in Jeff's career and the application of "disruptive mentality"(5:30)
- How Jeff started working with his partner Wayne (7:40)
- His experiences working at Twitter and Apple (8:00)
- How Jeff and his friends got funding for their first company in college by thinking outside the box (19:00)
- How Digits was based on these experiences from these earlier journeys(21:00)
- Some of the things Digits is doing to really innovate and differentiate from its competitors (24:00)
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On the fourth episode of Deviate To Win, Jason Ader talks with Rachel Apfel Glass, Founder & CEO of GLOSSLAB. Rachel founded GLOSSLAB out of her apartment after a successful career in finance.
Among the topics Jason and Rachel discuss:
- How Rachel did lowkey market research before she got started (4:15)
- How she made hygiene a point of emphasis, even before COVID (13:50)
- Bootstrapping the first GLOSSLAB location (16:20)
- GLOSSLAB's key differentiator (23:12)
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On the third episode of Deviate To Win, Jason Ader talks with Andrew Scott, Vice Chairman and CEO at Inside Asian Gaming (IAG). Andrew is an expert in Macau gaming, and has unique insight into the current atmosphere as someone who’s lived there since 2009.Jason and Andrew discuss:
- What the Chinese government’s recent announcement means for casinos in Macau (7:00)
- What makes Macau distinctly different from Mainland China (19:11)
- Whether casinos in Macau are a good investment right now (23:41)
- What will happen with gaming license renewals (39:23)
- The impact this could have on other Asian gaming markets (44:35)
Like what you hear? Check out Jason’s book, “Deviate To Win: Insights From A Turnaround Investor” on Amazon.
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On the second episode of Deviate To Win, Jason Ader talks with Robert Goldstein, the CEO of Las Vegas Sands. Among the topics discussed:
- How he got started in the gaming industry
- The future of gaming in Las Vegas
- How properties in Singapore and Macau fit into the Las Vegas Sands' big picture
- Plus, Robert reminisces about the lessons learned from Sheldon Adelson
Like what you hear? Check out Jason’s book, “Deviate To Win: Insights From A Turnaround Investor” on Amazon.
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On the first episode of Deviate To Win, Jason Ader talks with Soo Kim, the chairman of Bally's and founding partner of Standard General to understand what makes Bally's an attractive proposition, why they bought regional sports networks, and how the company navigated through the pandemic.
Like what you hear? Check out Jason’s book, “Deviate To Win: Insights From A Turnaround Investor” on Amazon.
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