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Feb 28, 2025

In this insightful conversation we talk with Philz Coffee Cofounder, Jacob Jaber, on what it was like to build and operate a coffee business from a single counter in a bodega to chain of 75 stores. Jacob talks about the many things he learned operating in the extremely competitive food and beverage industry, while also...


Feb 25, 2025

On this Dialogue episode of The Synopsis, we debreif on our Todd Haushalter interview and give an update on Evolution and Airbnb. We also talk about the "blue sky" scenario of Airbnb's ambitions. Check out our written business updates for $ABNB and $EVO below! 

Evolution 4Q24 Business Update 

Airbnb 4Q24 Business...


Feb 18, 2025

In this wildly insighful conversation with Evolution's Chief Product Officer Todd Haushalter, we have a wide ranging conversation on everything from Evolution's moats and why its so hard to make great product to game innovation and how Evolution plans to stay ahead of the competition. 

Todd Haushalter joined Evolution...


Feb 8, 2025

In this episode of The Synopsis we read our latest Speedwell Research memo. If you prefer to read instead of listen to the memo, you can find access to the article below.

This weeks memo is "The Invisible Competitor: When Creating Value is Better than Fighting for It "

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Feb 6, 2025

In this fun and insightful conversation we talk to Matt Reustle. Matt was a credit analyst and then equity analyst at Goldman Sachs in New York. He later worked on the buy-side and then moved to become Colossus's CEO, which is the podcast group responsible for Business Breakdowns and Invest Like The Best.

We talk about...