#38 Adam Seessel: Where the Money Is

Investing by the Books

In this episode, we speak with none other than Adam Seessel. Adam started as a journalist before venturing into finance through a job at Wall Street. He is the author of ‘Where the Money Is’ and the founder of Gravity Capital Management. Our conversation focuses on his approach to value investing, which draws upon classical concepts and updates them to fit the digital businesses of today.

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This episode was recorded on December 12, 2022.

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Episode Chapters

(00:00) Intro by Eddie & Niklas

(02:44) How Adam got started with investing

(04:18) Why write another book on value investing?

(09:01) The evolution of value investing

(16:32) The metrics that are relevant in digital businesses

(24:28) Skepticism towards growth and momentum investing

(26:30) How to evaluate the quality of a digital company

(31:34) Are network effects overrated?

(34:57) Brands as the weakest competitive advantage

(40:46) Business quality is the most important aspect

(42:47) Why DCFs don’t work

(47:11) How to allocate your time between evaluating price and quality

(53:05) Why Adam started Gravity Capital Management

(01:00:21) The most costly cognitive biases

(01:02:19) Thoughts on books

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Books Mentioned

Where the Money Is - Adam Seessel

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Companies Mentioned

• Evolution
• Amazon
• Apple
• Meta
• Yahoo
• Netflix

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More on Adam

• LinkedIn

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About the Podcast

Intro episode: https://www.redeye.se/podcast/investing-by-the-books/817383/0-intro-to-investing-by-the-books

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Disclaimer

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