Invest Like The Best
Episode 429 Keys to Successful Growth Investing
Invest Like The Best

Episode 429: Keys to Successful Growth Investing

Invest Like The Best

Episode 429

Keys to Successful Growth Investing

Jay Hoag is the co-founder of TCV. We cover the decline in consumer-focused investing, why the trend of companies staying private for longer can't continue forever, and his favorite lessons from TCV's 30-year history.

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Show Notes:

(00:00:00) Welcome to Invest Like the Best

(00:05:18) Market Conditions and Investment Opportunities

(00:06:57) Consumer Internet Businesses and AI

(00:09:04) Technology Commercialization Challenges

(00:11:30) Public vs. Private Market Dynamics

(00:15:32) Growth Investing and Competitive Dynamics

(00:22:34) History and Resilience of TCV

(00:26:32) Understanding the Firm's Investment Lifecycle

(00:28:33) The Role of Data Intelligence in Sourcing

(00:29:41) Internal Investment Process at TCV

(00:34:31) Challenges and Strategies in Long-term Investments

(00:41:15) Reflections on the Investment World

(00:43:48) Personal Insights and Final Thoughts

Keys to Successful Growth Investing

Introduction

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My guest today is Jay Hoag. Jay is the co-founder of Technology Crossover Ventures, known as TCV, which pioneered the growth investing category and has backed legendary companies like Spotify, Netflix, Expedia, and many others over three decades. Jay explains how macro factors like regulation have become unexpectedly central to technology investing. He offers his contrarian take on today's market, arguing that consumer internet represents significant opportunity while most investors chase SaaS and AI deals.

We discuss investing in new technology versus commercialization, TCV's evolution from cold calling to AI-powered sourcing of 11 million companies, and their three-person unanimous investment committee structure. Please enjoy my conversation with Jay Hoag.

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