Inside Scoop Sean Emory from Avory and Co.

This week's Inside Scoop covers the Fed's stance on inflation and jobs, as well as earnings reports from companies like Square, Apple, Zillow, and Omnicell.

The Fed expressed neutrality towards inflation and jobs, while the conversation around inflation focused on its moderation. Square had an incredible quarter, with a pivot to profitability and a focus on Bitcoin. Apple reported a decline in revenue, but services and Mac sales grew. Omnicell beat their own guidance and saw improvement in the hospital system. Zillow reported strong earnings, with a focus on rentals and their mortgage business.

This week's Inside Scoop episode focuses on the earnings reports of major tech companies, including Tesla, Microsoft, Google, Meta, and ServiceNow. The conversation covers several themes, including the Cloud Wars, ad spending, and the future of AI. The key takeaways include the strong demand for cloud services from Microsoft and Google, the growth of AI unicorns as customers of Google Cloud, the positive ad revenue growth rates for Meta, Snapchat, and YouTube, and the challenges faced by Tesla in terms of revenue and margins. The discussion also touches on the potential impact of AI on productivity and job growth.




Strong demand for cloud services from Microsoft and Google
AI unicorns are major customers of Google Cloud
Positive ad revenue growth rates for Meta, Snapchat, and YouTube
Challenges faced by Tesla in terms of revenue and margins
Potential impact of AI on productivity and job growth




00:00 Introduction to Earning Season and Tech Themes

08:10 Tesla's Revenue and Margin Challenges

13:47 Summary and Conclusion

In this episode, Sean Emory, Founder of Avory reviews Block's earnings and focuses on the two main segments: Cash App and Square.



Overall the messaging from management emphasizes a focus on growth and efficiency. The discussion highlights the efforts to build a suite of banking solutions within Cash App and the focus on productivity and margin expansion. The performance and growth of the company are analyzed, with a particular focus on Cash App's user base and the success of Cash App Borrow and Cash App Pay. The incorporation of Afterpay and the threat it poses to competitors is also discussed, as well as the focus on Square's offerings.
























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Investment Primer on Zoom

From management to product, to growth profile, we dig into the investment case for Zoom.

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In this episode of Inside Scoop, host Sean Emory sits down with Harlan Rapoport, also known as the Fiverr Guy. They discuss the potential impact of GPT or chat GPT on Fiverr's buyer behavior and activity. Harlan shares that he hasn't seen much change in clients' needs from a financial perspective. They also break down the differences between Upwork and Fiverr and provide details of the product launches such as Fiverr Neo, Promoted Gigs, and Subscriptions. Rapoport shares his journey from working in finance to discovering Fiverr and offering email marketing and prospecting services. He talks about the autonomy he had in his previous job, which allowed him to develop his marketing skills.

The Fiverr Guy Twitter/X https://twitter.com/TheFiverrGuy_
Fiverr Listing: https://pro.fiverr.com/freelancers/hrapp98?ref_ctx_id=de7819ac91274be9894f20395f44873b&gigs=id%3A352719368%2Cpckg_id%3A1&imp_id=632eeab8-8deb-41a8-94c3-1874a995546d&source=business_lihp

00:01:18 The Fiverr Guy's Background.
00:04:09 Working for a tattoo shop.
00:07:32 Stuck with a meaningless username.
00:11:39 Upwork experience and differences.
00:15:08 Subscription-based orders.
00:18:13 Take rates from platforms.
00:22:08 Promoted gigs.
00:26:02 Fiverr Neo and its impact.
00:30:03 AI's impact on digital services.
00:35:24 Off-platform and broadening your scope of solutions.
00:36:20 Keeping activity and breaking rules.



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The podcast features Sean Emory from Avory & Co discussion with Soren Larson from Crosshatch, a company focused on personalized AI. Larson discusses his background in ad tech and fighting Russian bots, as well as his experience with personalization at Walmart. The mission of Crosshatch is to hyper-personalize the internet in a safe way.



00:03:52 Hyper-personalizing the internet safely.

00:05:27 Hyper-personalization is the future.

00:11:06 Personalization through generative AI.

00:17:14 Data sharing should be contextual.

00:22:49 Identity layer enables personalized experiences.

00:25:42 Unlocking new digital experiences through safe data sharing.

00:34:20 Miami is a place to build.





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Avory & Co. is a Registered Investment Adviser. This platform is solely for informational purposes. Advisory services are only offered to clients or prospective clients where Avory & Co. and its representatives are properly licensed or exempt from licensure. Past performance is no guarantee of future returns. Investing involves risk and possible loss of principal capital. No advice may be rendered by Avory & Co. unless a client service agreement is in place.



Listeners and viewers are encouraged to seek advice from a qualified tax, legal, or investment adviser to determine whether any information presented may be suitable for their specific situation. Past performance is not indicative of future performance.



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