๐ฃ๏ธ Investor Talk #4: Shay Boloor
Host - Pounding The Table Podcast
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In this edition, we have the pleasure of interviewing:
Name: Shay Boloor @StockSavvyShay
Age: 30
Residence: Los Angeles, California
Invests since: 2012
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My interest in investing and financial modeling was ignited over a decade ago during my time at UCSD, where I had the incredible opportunity to intern at a private equity firm. It was during this internship that I became enamored with investment modeling. The intricate process of assessing and predicting financial performance to guide strategic decision-making fascinated me, and I was drawn to the critical thinking, analysis, and strategic foresight that it required.
Post my internship, I dove into the world of investing. Over the past 11 years, I've been actively involved in stock market investing, an experience that has helped me gain valuable insights into market dynamics, trends, and the art of making informed investment decisions. Parallelly, I have spent my entire career in corporate strategy. This has offered me a unique perspective on business operations and strategic planning, making me well-versed in identifying companies with strong fundamentals and great growth potential.
In essence, my experiences in corporate strategy, equity investing, and investment modeling have collectively shaped my understanding and approach to investing. They have allowed me to combine theoretical knowledge with practical insights, making me a well-rounded professional in this field.
๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ด๐?
Growth for sure. As a growth stock investor, I focus on companies that demonstrate above-average growth potential, often in sectors with multiple tailwinds.
My experience in corporate strategy and understanding of market dynamics allows me to identify these promising opportunities, where capital appreciation outweighs dividends, creating significant long-term value and driving my investment strategy.
๐๐ผ๐ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐น๐ ๐ต๐ฒ๐น๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ณ๐ผ๐น๐ถ๐ผ?
24 but aiming to trim into 15-20.
๐ช๐ต๐ถ๐ฐ๐ต ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฑ๐ผ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐น๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฐ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ป?
I concentrate on the growth tech sector, particularly companies that are at the forefront of emerging technologies. These include those operating within the Generative Al, Data, and Cloud niches. I believe these sub-sectors are poised to drive the next wave of technological advancement. Generative AI, for instance, has the potential to redefine content creation, while data-focused and cloud-based companies offer scalability and are central to the digital transformation narrative. These industries not only have tremendous growth potential but also harbor the capacity to reshape our future economy and society, making them attractive investment targets.
๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฏ ๐ต๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ธ๐?
$SNOW - Snowflake
$CRWD - Crowdstrike
$MDB - MongoDB
๐ช๐ต๐ถ๐ฐ๐ต ๐๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ต๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฟ๐ป?
$CELH - Celsius Holdings
๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ด๐ด๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐บ๐ถ๐๐๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ?
One of my biggest stock mistakes was not having sufficient patience and selling a promising tech stock too early, more specifically this taught me the importance of long-term investing and conviction in growth companies, which has since become central to my investment strategy and has significantly improved my portfolio performance.
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Favorite book: The Upstarts: How Uber, Airbnb, and the Killer Companies of the New Silicon Valley Are Changing the World by Brad Stone
Favorite podcast: Pounding The Table: Stocks, Options, And Weekly Market News. @PoundingDaTable
Favorite quote: "The four most dangerous words in investing are: 'this time it's different'" - Sir John Templeton
Favorite FinTwit account: Brian Feroldi
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