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Opto Sessions – Invest in the Next Big Idea

Opto Sessions – Invest in the Next Big Idea

By: Haydn Brain & Ed Gotham
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Investment Opportunities: Opto Sessions brings you exclusive interviews with the world’s top investors, fund managers and CEOs, uncovering their secrets to success. Tune in to learn how to invest in the next big idea and gain actionable insights from the industry's sharpest minds.

2025 Haydn Brain & Ed Gotham
Economics Leadership Management & Leadership Personal Finance Politics & Government
Episodes
  • Que Nguyen - Gen AI Mania: Next DOT-COM Bubble About to Burst?
    May 31 2024

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    Today, we have the pleasure of speaking with Que Nguyen, Chief Investment Officer at Research Affiliates. Que explores the lifecycle of generative AI, drawing parallels to the early Internet boom and discussing its current stage of development. She also discusses the evolving investment landscape for GenAI, highlighting key indicators and lessons from past tech cycles, before sharing her insights on the potential winners and losers in the GenAI space. Enjoy!

    Read Que's article here: https://www.researchaffiliates.com/publications/articles/1030-embrace-genai-mania

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    The content in this podcast is for informational purposes only. Opto Markets LLC does not recommend any specific securities or investment strategies. Investing involves risk & investments may lose value, including the loss of principal. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Investors should consider their investment objectives and risks carefully before investing. The information provided is not an endorsement of this product and is for information and/or educational purposes only.

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    The content in this podcast is for informational purposes only. Opto Markets LLC does not recommend any specific securities or investment strategies. Investing involves risk & investments may lose value, including the loss of principal. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Investors should consider their investment objectives and risks carefully before investing. The information provided is not an endorsement of this product and is for information and/or educational purposes only.

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    32 mins
  • Kiril Sokoloff - Lessons From One Of The Greatest Investors Of Our Time
    Aug 18 2022

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    This week I have the great honor of welcoming the distinguished investor Kiril Sokoloff, CEO & Founder of 13D which he started back in 1983.

    Kiril is an original thinker who has achieved phenomenal success over his decades of investing, often by going against the consensus. He is also a big advocate of thematic investing and has said “Over the last 40 years I don’t think we missed a single major technological transformation”.

    In the late 1970s, he correctly anticipated an inflationary blow-off due to the fall of the Shah in Iran. In the early 1980s, he foresaw a period of disinflation and an ensuing takeover boom that nobody was prepared for. His firm became the expert in 13D filings and between 1983 and 1986, 175 of his firm’s recommendations were taken over. He then understood the great opportunity China in 1992 represented and co-founded the first pure Asian hedge fund during a period when the Hang Seng rose from 4900 to 12000. This was followed among over achievements by investing in internet and e-commerce companies in the 90s pre dot com crash and Oil in 2002 when it was only $20 dollars, riding the trend to over $140 at its peak in June 2008.

    In this interview, we discuss the current macro environment and the intricacies of his investment strategy including theories on Anomalies and Contagion plus the implications of the new world order and rethinking supply chains.

    This is one of my favorite interviews. Kiril is one of the few great investors of our time.

    13d.com

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    Enjoy

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    The content in this podcast is for informational purposes only. Opto Markets LLC does not recommend any specific securities or investment strategies. Investing involves risk & investments may lose value, including the loss of principal. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Investors should consider their investment objectives and risks carefully before investing. The information provided is not an endorsement of this product and is for information and/or educational purposes only.

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    1 hr and 9 mins
  • How Intercom Is Automating Up to 94% of Customer Support
    Nov 13 2025

    Intercom co-founder and CSO Des Traynor joins OPTO Sessions to unpack the company’s AI-first shift and Fin, the 27-part AI customer service agent that delivers better, faster answers up to 94% of the time.

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    The content in this podcast is for informational purposes only. Opto Markets LLC does not recommend any specific securities or investment strategies. Investing involves risk & investments may lose value, including the loss of principal. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Investors should consider their investment objectives and risks carefully before investing. The information provided is not an endorsement of this product and is for information and/or educational purposes only.

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    33 mins
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