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In this discussion about velocity capital, Daniel Martinez and Anthony Gaona explore the concept of accelerating investment returns. They emphasize that this is not financial advice and recommend consulting a financial advisor. The conversation highlights the entrepreneurial approach to retirement, focusing on generating income through business rather than traditional retirement plans like 401ks. They critique the common investment strategy of relying on dividends, arguing for higher returns through more active investments, such as real estate. They discuss the benefits of buying properties below market value and leveraging seller financing to achieve substantial returns. Ultimately, they encourage continuous investment, learning from failures, and the importance of understanding one's investments thoroughly.Chapter 1: Introduction and Disclaimer (0:00 - 0:12)Daniel Martinez begins the discussion with a disclaimer, emphasizing that the information shared is not financial advice and advising listeners to consult their financial advisors.Chapter 2: Critique of Traditional Investment Strategies (0:12 - 2:01)Daniel and Anthony critique the traditional investment approach of relying on dividends, highlighting the inefficiencies and risks associated with low-return strategies and the pitfalls of long-term stock investments.Chapter 3: The Concept of Velocity Capital (2:01 - 4:42)They introduce the concept of velocity capital, explaining how reinvesting capital quickly and effectively can yield higher returns, particularly through real estate investments like buying undervalued land and using seller financing.Chapter 4: Practical Application and Real Estate Strategies (4:42 - 10:18)The hosts delve into practical strategies for achieving high returns, such as finding good deals, leveraging arbitrage opportunities, and understanding the importance of learning to wholesale as a foundation for real estate success.Chapter 5: Overcoming Challenges and Long-term Success (10:18 - End)Daniel and Anthony discuss the importance of persistence, learning from failures, and the need for thorough understanding of investments to avoid common pitfalls, ultimately encouraging listeners to keep investing and improving their financial strategies. Text

Join hosts Michael Barr, Scarlet Fu and Damian Sassower for a look at some of the latest headlines and stories in the business of sports. David Abrams, founding partner at Velocity Capital Management, joins to talk about his firm's latest investments in sports, media and entertainment. He also discusses the new general partner joining his team.  Bloomberg News US sports business reporter Randall Williams also joins to discuss the implications of a new proposal from NCAA President Charlie Baker that would allow Division I schools to pay their student-athletes directly for the first time. Plus, Bloomberg News global business reporter Ira Boudway breaks down his recent Bloomberg Businessweek story on the NBA's Utah Jazz entering an experimental "post-cable" phase after its regional sports network shuttered.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After partaking in over 40 real estate investments, you're bound to learn a thing or two! Today's guest is the founder of Velocity Capital, Steeve Breton and he is here to tell us all about what he has learned from his vast investment experience. In this episode, you will get some insight into the patterns Steeve has seen throughout his time in this space, and find out why overpromising on returns is dangerous. Steeve shares the importance of being realistic, and how he has overcome particularly difficult obstacles. Having experience and being educated in investing is really the most effective way to ensure success and today, Steeve shares the best real estate advice he has ever received before sharing some words of wisdom of his own. Lastly, he reminds us of the importance of good partners (and spreadsheets!) To hear all this and more, tune in now!Key Points From This Episode:A brief overview of today's guest, Steeve Breton. Steeve shares some trends he's seen throughout his years of investing.The dangers of overpromising on returns. Steeve tells us about a difficult obstacle he had to handle on a deal and how he overcame it. Why the best real estate advice Steeve ever received was to ‘only do fat deals.' The importance of education and experience in this industry. The two things Steeve tells new investors as a coach. Why the best ‘tool' at Steeve's disposal is good partners. Links Mentioned in Today's Episode:Steeve Breton on LinkedInVelocity CapitalAsset Management Mastery Facebook GroupBreak of Day CapitalBreak of Day Capital InstagramBreak of Day Capital YoutubeGary Lipsky on LinkedInJoseph Fang on LinkedIn

This sponsored insight features David Abrams, Founding Partner of Velocity Capital Management. Velocity is a newly formed firm that focuses on investing with founders to build best-in-class sports, media, and entertainment companies. Our conversation covers David's background, long experience in distressed investing on Wall Street and at Apollo, and personal investments in sports-related businesses that led to serving at CIO of Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment. We then turn to the formation of Velocity, the firm's focus, deal sourcing, diligence process, value-added ownership, and example of its investment in the X-Games. Show Notes: (01:31) Wall Street in the late 1980s (02:57) David's background (08:41) Investing in European distressed at Credit Suisse (14:41) Building a business inside Apollo (17:41) Operating experience and lessons learned (25:23) Joining HBSE (28:27) Formation of Velocity (30:13) Velocity's focus (32:59) Opportunity set in sports ecosystem (34:22) Sourcing deals (37:22) Due diligence process (40:15) Value added ownership (41:38) X-Games investment example (46:24) Team and advisors (48:25) Capital raising environment (49:50) Closing questions   Learn More  Follow Ted on Twitter at @tseides or LinkedIn  Subscribe to the mailing list  Access Transcript with Premium Membership 

The Investor Relations Real Estate Podcast Episode 36 -  It's All About An Abundance Mindset Host: Jonny Cattani Guest: Steeve BretonProducer: April MunsonJonny Cattani is joined by Steeve Breton to discuss:Cutting everyday costs to prepare for retirement Abundance mindset Preparing for retirementSetting expectations for investorsManaging other people's hard earned moneyDepreciation expenseSteeve Breton is the founder of Velocity Capital, a private equity real estate investment firm. He is a sponsor in >2,000 apartment units valued at over $200M. He's also invested passively in over 20 syndications. Prior to founding Velocity Capital Steeve built a successful career in IT Systems, responsible for large teams and multi-million dollar projects. Steeve holds an MBA from Babson College's Olin School of Business.Linked material referenced during the show: Book: Rich Dad Poor Dad - Robert Kiyosaki https://www.amazon.com/Rich-Dad-Poor-Anniversary-Middle/dp/B07QPQ8WBL/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2M9VOI9RW3F8H&keywords=rich+dad+poor+dad&qid=1652871883&sprefix=rich+d%2Caps%2C292&sr=8-1Book: Turning Pro - Steven Pressfieldhttps://www.amazon.com/Turning-Pro-Steven-Pressfield-audiobook/dp/B07FWS2FHP/ref=sr_1_2?crid=3FYXHUR0WDD4G&keywords=turning+pro+steven+pressfield&qid=1652871941&s=audible&sprefix=turning+pro+%2Caudible%2C356&sr=1-2Connect with Steeve!Website: https://www.velocitycap.com Connect with Jonny!Cattani Capital Group: https://cattanicapitalgroup.com/Invest with us: invest@cattanicapitalgroup.comLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathan-cattani-53159b179/Jonny's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jonnycattani/IRR Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theirrpodcast/TikTok:https://www.tiktok.com/@jonnycattani?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCljEz4pq_paQ9keABhJzt0AFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/jonathan.cattani.1

What can you do to stay informed about digital immortality, digital legacy, digital life curation, and all things #Deathtech?Being ahead in this changing marketplace and cultural transformation could help you spot trends and find opportunities to promote and grow your end-of-life or funeral business.Welcome to The Art of Memorialising - an audio newsletter by Peter Billingham from Death Goes Digital and Memorable Words Eulogy Writing services.The Art of Memorialising curates news on digital immortality, digital legacy, digital life curation and all things #Deathtech.Thanks for being here.WHITEBALLOON is sponsoring this month's edition.Whiteballoon is a quiet space to gather your thoughts and make informed decisions about how best to honour and celebrate the life of a loved one.What Will You Find In This Issue?Is The Eternal Digital Cemetery Called Meta The Best Way To Remember A Friend or Loved One?The Dragons Who Got Feisty Over The Contents of A Biscuit Tin.Mindbank.ai are giving 100,000 free premium subscriptions for distribution among NGOs in 2022 for Personal Digital Twin technology.How Uploading Your Life to ‘Mindfiles' Can Create Writer's Block.I've Been Visiting Facebook's Cemetery - Unexpectedly And It's Not A Good Experience I stopped posting updates on Facebook a few years ago. Why? The pressure calling to me constantly to read the feed, the banality of some of content, the touched up, airbrushed, filtered images and messages of the rest left me wondering if it was the best use of my time? Yes, I know, it was a way I could ‘keep in touch' with my ‘friends.' But I preferred a chat on the phone, or a coffee together to do that. So I stopped.For seven years, back in 00s I worked in Kiev. Commuting there every other week. I know the city. I've walked the streets of that beautiful metropolis, marvelling in the history, culture and atmosphere of the roads where now people, many who are my friends, hide deep underground in metro stations and hidden shopping centres. It breaks my heart and I fear of the future for them.So I went on Facebook hoping to ‘speak' to some of these friends, and send support and whatever help a private message could bring. Just a few were posting odd pictures and prayers. Most were understandably silent. And the silence was deafening.As I was about to leave Facebook, I noticed at the top of my page a carousel of people's faces. Facebook suggested I may know some of these, as we have mutual friends. Two of them I know are dead. One, a colleague in Ukraine who passed away with COVID, had sent me a friend request a while ago. I never replied or accepted. It made me very sad I hadn't. I didn't know what to do. Confirm the request, removing it didn't feel respectful, so it's sitting there waiting for me. The other person tragically passed away just before Christmas. I'd watched their funeral on YouTube from a distance. It seemed a grand celebration of a life just cut too short. A spouse read a poem I often read at the funerals I lead as a celebrant. I said my goodbyes to them online. It was a shock to see these two faces smiling back at me. After all, who posts an unhappy face on their Facebook profile? I'm sure, if I returned to looking at Facebook each day, it would soon tell me to wish them a happy birthday at some point. Both of their last posts were an updated profile picture just before they died. Both of their deaths were unexpected. So was the sight of these faces when I went on Facebook. It was disturbing. Very distressing. They had memorialised neither profiles. My friend in Ukraine was single and had no family left alive. I'm guessing nobody knew or could change that situation. The other, perhaps they have left the profile as it is. I'm not sure. Two more lives digitally preserved in the Facebook Cemetery owned now by Meta - forever. This situation must happen millions of times a day. It will continue to happen - even more. Makes me think telling the world about digital legacy is a cause to continue. Sponsored Product - WhiteballoonWhiteballoon is a portal giving access to comprehensive information. Its resources cover every aspect of end of life, compiling this into an easy-to-use platform that gently guides people through the process of loss.Whiteballoon also highlights the latest thinking, products and services.  Innovations such as eco-friendly funerals or new ways to memorialise a loved one. Through Whiteballoon, people can connect to artisans and professional organisations, helping them to create the perfect farewell.Whiteballoon: Is free-to-use. It includes information on what to do when someone dies, planning a funeral, and finding bereavement support. Offers useful Planning Tools. Including a personal ideas folder to gather information. Print this out or share digitally with family or a funeral director.Allows users to find and connect quickly and easily with the individuals, artisans and professional organisations they need.Whiteballoon is creating a community of compassionate, forward-thinking people and businesses that are committed to excellence in their field.Interested in sharing your new product or service with readers of The Art of Memorialising? (check here)We highlight your product, service, or idea sponsoring an edition. We give you the space; you get to tell the world about what you are doing or have created.You and your business can become part of the adventure now. Secure your month in 2022 now.Memorialisation Morsels5 meaty bites of news for YOU to stay ahead of the conversation on Digital Legacy, Digital Life Curation & all things #Deathtech.1 - What Happens to Humanity's Data When All The Users Have Gone? (via El País) Pointing to the first-ever drop in the number of Facebook's users - El País asks, is this a turning point in our online existences? What will mankind's largest digital cemetery look like, and who will access it? With millions of deceased Facebook users profiles visible, it brings with them the shock, sadness and grief that may be suspending prolonging bereavement, even making loss perpetual? What will be the challenges of this growing digital cemetery? I know now, these editorials and articles are not fiction, but fact, and it is a subject that will only grow. 2 - The Dragons Who Got Feisty Over The Contents of A Biscuit TinSheila Hogan, creator of the Digital Legacy platform, Biscuit Tin appeared on the BBC entrepreneurs funding show Dragons Den. She pitched her idea to the Dragons after having built a website that helped people to wrap up the affairs of loved ones who have died.While the emotional side of the idea struck a chord with some Dragons, the business plan offered no incentive to invest. The projected losses within the first years were eye watering high. Thinking the major players in the field would engulf the business, for that reason, they all ‘were out!'After the show, she secured a £300,000 investment, with Velocity Capital leading the round, alongside Scottish Enterprise and private backers. While a sizeable sum, in line with projected losses and the sums of other venture capital reported here, time will tell if it will secure the future of the business. (Via insider)3 - Digital Devices (Access for Next of Kin) Bill - UK - 2nd Reading To give it the full name - ‘A Bill to grant a right of access to the digital devices of a dead or incapacitated person to their next of kin; and for connected purposes.' - Simply put - Your next of kin will may access your smart phone and your other digital devices on your death or incapacity.You can (and possibly should) read MP Ian Paisley's speech in parliament, here. The second reading of the proposed bill is on 18th March 2022 - You can check the ongoing progress of the bill, here. Will it become law? What do you think? It could have significant impact on privacy for dead people.4 - 100,000 Free Premium Subscriptions for A Personal Digital Twin®  from Mindbank.ai (Via The Free Press)Startup MindBank Ai announced they've joined the Council for Inclusive Capitalism with commitments to tackle technological and financial gaps through the use of Personal Digital Twin technology (PDT). This technology has the potential to transform society by leveraging personalised Ai to reduce societal gaps. They are providing 100,000 free premium subscriptions for distribution among NGOs in 2022.A Gartner investigation predicts the Personal Digital Twin of humans might become a transformation technology used by 5% of the world within 2-5 years. With its commitments to the Council for Inclusive Capitalism, MindBank Ai's goal is to ensure that they leave behind no developing nations in this digital transformation.“I'm living proof that inclusive capitalism works and MindBank Ai will completely change the paradigm for millions of people who lack the access to healthcare and financial inclusion.” – Emil Jimenez – Founder & CEO of MindBank Ai5 - What I Learned From Recording My Thoughts for an Immortal A.I.Interesting and thought-provoking piece from Harvey James (via SLATE) on ‘Mindfiling.' (Is this to be a new word?) The definition - Mindfiling is a central daily act of uploading data about yourself to be stored until the resulting model of your mind and consciousness can be reconstructed and uploaded into an artificial body. Another way of saying we can create a digital twin to live on after we die. In the piece, Harvey James discovered finding things to store others might find interesting after his death a bit of a challenge. Poignantly wondering if his great-great-granddaughter won't actually want a digital representation of him in the future. Maybe the business opportunity is being a freelance life curation writer?SnippetsIt seems we mention GoodTrust in every episode! But worthy of the news this time, they passed 100,000 registered customers in over 60 countries. Now that is impressive!Advance planning of a different kind - Digital Legacy Association UK Conference 2022 dates released. Who do you know who would find this information interesting?Please, can you forward the email to them? I'd be very grateful. Let's start a conversation - info@deathgoesdigital.comUntil next month, keep safe, and keep going. Pete This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit theartofmemorialising.substack.com

Over the past few decades high income earners have contentedly overfunded retirement accounts. Now many are wondering if that's the most effective form of investing.  Opinions are in oversupply but proof of concept provides the grounded evidence people seek which is why I've once again partnered with Steeve Breton, founder of Velocity Capital, to answer this timely question.  During this hour long session Steeve will explain and practically demonstrate:*What he held in his initial retirement investment portfolio*Why he started buying small rental properties and eventually disposed of them after being a limited partner in large multifamily syndications*Why his investment strategy shifted from favoring Wall Street to Main Street*How his real estate portfolio outperformed his stock portfolio despite fantastic bull runs both pre and post pandemic*How real estate investments can efficiently and effectively grow your investment portfolio (and potentially lead to an early retirement)Watch the webinar replay on The Conscious Investor YouTube channel https://youtu.be/PPgVBirdnMMHead over to Three Keys Investments to learn more about our investments and schedule a call! https://www.threekeysinvestments.comLooking to roll over retirement funds into a self-directed account?Head here https://book.eqrp.co/julie-holly/ and we'll send you a free copy of the eQRP book!

Steeve Breton is the founder of Velocity Capital. He began investing in real estate in 2012 and now has 1,300 apartment units under management. His real estate experience includes flips, ground-up development, and private lending. He is also passionate about helping others invest in large multifamily properties for cash flow.

Do you want to venture into real estate syndication but don't know how and where to start? In this Highlights episode, we look back at our conversations with Steeve Breton of Velocity Capital, Tamar Mar of Marota Group, and Angelo Christian of Christian Financial, Inc.In this episode, we get some great tips and tricks which will help inexperienced investors start and build their own successful syndication businesses. Steeve shares networking tips and tricks for raising capital in real estate syndication. Tamar shares how she educated herself about syndication. And, Angelo shares the secret to how beginners in syndication can get started and stand out from their competition. Click the play button now to get your syndication journey started!

Our guest: Grant Blevins, Vice President at Health Velocity Capital. "Health Velocity Capital invests in growth-stage healthcare software and services companies. Spanning three decades as investors, entrepreneurs, and operators, their principals have invested in and helped build some of healthcare's most impactful innovators." In this episode, we discussed: - His background - Health Velocity Capital - The MDLIVE acquisition - What type of businesses interest them - ...and much more! Our sponsors for this episode are BlocHealth, Curation Health & ChenMed. BlocHealth is building the ecosystem of services and solutions to power the future of healthcare. For more information, please go to www.blochealth.com and be sure to follow BlocHealth on social media - @blochealth "Curation Health’s advanced clinical decision support platform seamlessly integrates into the electronic health record and leverages more than 750 proven clinical and quality rules. With this intelligent point-of-care platform, you can power a scalable risk adjustment process and amplify quality program performance." For more information, please go to www.curationhealthcare.com and be sure to follow Curation Health on social media - @curationhealth "ChenMed brings concierge-style medicine and better health outcomes to the neediest populations – moderate-to-low income seniors with complex chronic diseases. Operating over 50 medical centers in eight states, we are known to our patients as Dedicated Senior Medical Center, Chen Senior Medical Center, or JenCare Senior Medical Center." For more information, please go to www.chenmed.com and be sure to follow ChenMed on social media - @chenmed To learn more about Health Velocity Capital please use the links below: - Website - LinkedIn Also, be sure to follow Slice of Healthcare on our social channels: - Website - Facebook - LinkedIn - Twitter - YouTube - Newsletter

Steeve Breton is the Founder of Velocity Capital, LLC, which guides real estate investors to financial freedom with quality investments and education. Like me, Steeve had worked in the information technology space before jumping into real estate. He will talk about this successful jump and how you can do it too, his unique approach in real estate investing, and the steps you can take to make the most out of this industry. Let's listen to Steeve and learn how to retire from work with real estate investments! [00:01 - 05:57] Opening SegmentWho is Steeve Breton?His transition from IT to real estate [05:58 - 17:06] Real Estate Syndication How to be successful in a real estate syndicationWhat you can do when you syndicateFind a property and build your team at the same time Steeve tells us how Ask yourself, “What value do you bring?”[17:07 - 27:57] The Most Valuable Asset Steeve’s motivations for trying to make as much money as possibleWe talk about the most valuable asset you can haveHow he applies his IT skills to real estate [27:58 - 36:34] Numbers To Find in a New Market What to look for in a market before investingSteeve’s criteria for choosing the right partner Build relationships better with these tips Connect with Steeve. Links below[36:35 - 44:18] Opportunities Before Offers Don’t miss Steeve’s tips for real estate investors! When do you need a mentor? Why you should say “yes” more oftenOpportunities > offer [44:19 - 46:18] Closing SegmentFinal words from Steeve and meTweetable Quotes: “I just wanna make as much money as possible, not necessarily for the love of money, but more about ‘what can you do with that money?’” - Steeve Breton“The more grateful you are, the more good things come.” - Steeve BretonResource mentioned:RackspaceData USAUS Bureau of Labor Statistics USA.comBestPlaces------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Connect with Steeve on LinkedIn and Facebook. Visit Velocity Capital to learn how Steeve’s team can help you attain financial freedom with real estate. Guest email: steeve@velocitycap.comConnect with me:https://www.5tcre.com/FacebookLinkedInInstagramWatch 5T CRE on YouTubeLeave us a review and receive your free ebookEmail us --> abel@5tcre.comSupport the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/5Talents)

How do you know a real estate deal isn't snake oil? Accomplished active and passive investor Steeve Breton covers everything it all...How new investors can avoid the "what if" pitfallsWhy you should invest passivelyHow a mentor can collapse timelines (for both active and passive investors)Why people don't know about syndication as an investment opportunityHow to make more money by passively investing vs collecting a single family portfolioWhy people are willing to overpay right nowWhy the US attracts foreign capital and what you can learn from thatWhy NOW is a great time to sellWhy you should follow "smart money"What the real impact of the 2020 shut down will be on our economy What elements make for truly conservative underwritingWhy you should be intentional with investment practicesHow to offset losses to make huge financial gains through real estate investingBe certain to connect with Steeve on the Velocity Capital website

Welcome to the third episode of The Takeoff's telehealth podcast with Saurabh Bhansali, Partner at Health Velocity Capital (a leading healthcare-focused venture and growth equity firm). Saurabh currently sits on the Board of Directors at HealthJoy, Zipari, and Jvion. He is a Board Observer at Ginger. Special thanks to our first podcast guest, Russ Glass, who made the intro to Saurabh and our second guest, Guy Friedman, for encouraging me to make more intro requests. I had an amazing time talking to an investor in this episode (Russ and Guy are both operators), which gave a refreshing perspective. You can find the interviews with Russ and Guy, here: Russ (Spotify, Apple Podcasts), Guy (Spotify, Apple Podcasts) We hope you enjoy the episode :)

In this episode, we talked about Buy now, pay later service which has a big potential in CEE region. Also, Michal shared history and challenges of Twisto as well as his predictions for future. Here is a rundown of the episode, if you want to jump ahead: 0:45 what is Twisto 4:00 How are they mitigating risk at Twisto? 3:30 how was Twisto name and 7:45 how did they come up with Twisto name & whole business idea 9:15 reasoning behind buy now, pay later service 14:45 benefits of buy now, pay later for customers 16:15 future of buy now, pay later service 19:30 selling NIkita & collaboartion with other companies 21:15 Twisto collaboration with Va cuumlabs 25:00 challenges of first half of 2020 27:00 Fintech in 10 years 33:00 challenges Twisto is facing and goals for the near future Useful links from episode: Michal on LinkedIn Twisto on LinkedIn Twisto website - - - Michal is the founder and CEO of CEE based FinTech Twisto and a member of Forbes 30 under 30. He lived 11 years abroad in Russia, UK and the US. He began his career in London where he joined Barclays investment bank after graduating from King's College. When he returned to the Czech Republic in 2013, he founded Twisto – the first “buy now, pay later service” in the CEE region which evolved into daily finance provider partnering with MasterCard and Marqeta. Twisto has more than 120 employees and is backed by leading investors such as ING Ventures, UNIQA Ventures, Velocity Capital, Finch Capital and ENERN. - - - War stories episodes in Banking in Air podcast explores the lives and journeys of founders and technology leaders as they work to overcome challenges while building products in an ever-changing world. Hosted by Marcel Klimo of Vacuumlabs.

Our next guest on the Good Luck Club Podcast is Mikaal Abdulla, co-founder and CEO of Hong Kong-based mobile investing company, 8 Securities. Mikaal and his business partner Mathias Helleu have been in the news lately, as 8 Securities was just acquired by SoFi, the SoftBank-backed consumer financial services platform based in the US. 8 Securities launched in 2012, and raised US$70 million in funding from investors including Velocity Capital, Route 66 Ventures and Nomura Asset Management. We talk to Mikaal about his entrepreneurial journey, and his experience as a company man before taking the leap to building his own hugely successful start up. He shares insights on the difference between the Japan and Hong Kong markets, what made him risk it all to start a business of his own, as well as his unique take on luck. // About Mikaal Abdulla #fintech #startup #SoFi ------- 8 was co-founded by Mathias Helleu and Mikaal Abdulla. Before 8, they built E*TRADE's international business in 15 countries spanning Greater China, Southeast Asia, India, the Middle East, Europe, and Canada. E*TRADE was a pioneer of online investing in Hong Kong and the first to offer investors low-cost, flat-fee commissions. Entrepreneurs at heart, these founders decided to build a totally new investing service to meet the needs of young customers. They saw traditional banks and brokers taking advantage of customers with complex and unaffordable products with high transaction fees and hidden costs. Aiming to solve this problem, 8 was born in 2012 with a promise of simple, transparent and affordable mobile investing solutions. The company now has tens of thousands of customers in over 50 countries. 8 has secured over US$60 million in venture capital and become one of the largest and fastest growing fintech companies in Asia. ➜ Connect to Mikaal Abdulla: - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikaalabdulla - Twitter @mikaalabdulla ➜ Connect to 8 at: https://www.8securities.com /// About Simon Squibb ------- Simon is a serial entrepreneur, angel investor, motivational speaker, and mentor. He has started 17 businesses, invested in over 65, and has mentored hundreds of founders. Having sold his award-winning insight-driven branding and digital agency, Fluid, to PwC, Simon now focuses on inspiring, motivating and guiding both budding and experienced entrepreneurs by sharing his personal experiences, insights, ideas and tips on his website simonsquibb.com and through his social channels. ➜ Subscribe to Simon Squibb's YouTube channel: https://tinyurl.com/YTsimonsquibb Watch @ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/simonsquibb Connect @ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/simonsquibb/ Invest @ AngelList: https://angel.co/simonsquibb Socialize @ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SimonASquibb/ Debate @ Twitter: https://twitter.com/simonsquibb Dance @ TikTok: https//tiktok.com/simonsquibb8 Snap @ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simonsquibb/ /// About The Good Luck Club ------- The Good Luck Club is a podcast and video series that focuses on the idea that luck is an ingredient that's absolutely necessary in order to have a successful life and business. In each episode, we invite an entrepreneur or change-maker to share their journey to success. For most, it's never a straightforward one, and there's much inspiration and learnings in the struggles they've been through along the way. And, as our name suggests, we'll also dive into their stories about luck; the good and the bad, and its role in success.

Our next guest on the Good Luck Club Podcast is Mikaal Abdulla, co-founder and CEO of Hong Kong-based mobile investing company, 8 Securities. Mikaal and his business partner Mathias Helleu have been in the news lately, as 8 Securities was just acquired by SoFi, the SoftBank-backed consumer financial services platform based in the US. 8 Securities launched in 2012, and raised US$70 million in funding from investors including Velocity Capital, Route 66 Ventures and Nomura Asset Management. We talk to Mikaal about his entrepreneurial journey, and his experience as a company man before taking the leap to building his own hugely successful start up. He shares insights on the difference between the Japan and Hong Kong markets, what made him risk it all to start a business of his own, as well as his unique take on luck. // About Mikaal Abdulla #fintech #startup #SoFi 8 was co-founded by Mathias Helleu and Mikaal Abdulla. Before 8, they built ETRADE's international business in 15 countries spanning Greater China, Southeast Asia, India, the Middle East, Europe, and Canada. ETRADE was a pioneer of online investing in Hong Kong and the first to offer investors low-cost, flat-fee commissions. Entrepreneurs at heart, these founders decided to build a totally new investing service to meet the needs of young customers. They saw traditional banks and brokers taking advantage of customers with complex and unaffordable products with high transaction fees and hidden costs. Aiming to solve this problem, 8 was born in 2012 with a promise of simple, transparent and affordable mobile investing solutions. The company now has tens of thousands of customers in over 50 countries. 8 has secured over US$60 million in venture capital and become one of the largest and fastest growing fintech companies in Asia. ➜ Connect to Mikaal Abdulla: - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikaalabdulla - Twitter @mikaalabdulla ➜ Connect to 8 at: https://www.8securities.com /// About Simon Squibb Simon is a serial entrepreneur, angel investor, motivational speaker, and mentor. He has started 17 businesses, invested in over 65, and has mentored hundreds of founders. Having sold his award-winning insight-driven branding and digital agency, Fluid, to PwC, Simon now focuses on inspiring, motivating and guiding both budding and experienced entrepreneurs by sharing his personal experiences, insights, ideas and tips on his website simonsquibb.com and through his social channels. ➜ Subscribe to Simon Squibb's YouTube channel: https://tinyurl.com/YTsimonsquibb Watch @ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/simonsquibb Connect @ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/simonsquibb/ Invest @ AngelList: https://angel.co/simonsquibb Socialize @ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SimonASquibb/ Debate @ Twitter: https://twitter.com/simonsquibb Dance @ TikTok: https//tiktok.com/simonsquibb8 Snap @ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simonsquibb/ /// About The Good Luck Club The Good Luck Club is a podcast and video series that focuses on the idea that luck is an ingredient that's absolutely necessary in order to have a successful life and business. In each episode, we invite an entrepreneur or change-maker to share their journey to success. For most, it's never a straightforward one, and there's much inspiration and learnings in the struggles they've been through along the way. And, as our name suggests, we'll also dive into their stories about luck; the good and the bad, and its role in success.

Our next guest on the Good Luck Club Podcast is Mikaal Abdulla, co-founder and CEO of Hong Kong-based mobile investing company, 8 Securities. Mikaal and his business partner Mathias Helleu have been in the news lately, as 8 Securities was just acquired by SoFi, the SoftBank-backed consumer financial services platform based in the US. 8 Securities launched in 2012, and raised US$70 million in funding from investors including Velocity Capital, Route 66 Ventures and Nomura Asset Management. We talk to Mikaal about his entrepreneurial journey, and his experience as a company man before taking the leap to building his own hugely successful start up. He shares insights on the difference between the Japan and Hong Kong markets, what made him risk it all to start a business of his own, as well as his unique take on luck. // About Mikaal Abdulla #fintech #startup #SoFi 8 was co-founded by Mathias Helleu and Mikaal Abdulla. Before 8, they built ETRADE's international business in 15 countries spanning Greater China, Southeast Asia, India, the Middle East, Europe, and Canada. ETRADE was a pioneer of online investing in Hong Kong and the first to offer investors low-cost, flat-fee commissions. Entrepreneurs at heart, these founders decided to build a totally new investing service to meet the needs of young customers. They saw traditional banks and brokers taking advantage of customers with complex and unaffordable products with high transaction fees and hidden costs. Aiming to solve this problem, 8 was born in 2012 with a promise of simple, transparent and affordable mobile investing solutions. The company now has tens of thousands of customers in over 50 countries. 8 has secured over US$60 million in venture capital and become one of the largest and fastest growing fintech companies in Asia. ➜ Connect to Mikaal Abdulla: - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikaalabdulla - Twitter @mikaalabdulla ➜ Connect to 8 at: https://www.8securities.com /// About Simon Squibb Simon is a serial entrepreneur, angel investor, motivational speaker, and mentor. He has started 17 businesses, invested in over 65, and has mentored hundreds of founders. Having sold his award-winning insight-driven branding and digital agency, Fluid, to PwC, Simon now focuses on inspiring, motivating and guiding both budding and experienced entrepreneurs by sharing his personal experiences, insights, ideas and tips on his website simonsquibb.com and through his social channels. ➜ Subscribe to Simon Squibb's YouTube channel: https://tinyurl.com/YTsimonsquibb Watch @ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/simonsquibb Connect @ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/simonsquibb/ Invest @ AngelList: https://angel.co/simonsquibb Socialize @ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SimonASquibb/ Debate @ Twitter: https://twitter.com/simonsquibb Dance @ TikTok: https//tiktok.com/simonsquibb8 Snap @ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simonsquibb/ /// About The Good Luck Club The Good Luck Club is a podcast and video series that focuses on the idea that luck is an ingredient that's absolutely necessary in order to have a successful life and business. In each episode, we invite an entrepreneur or change-maker to share their journey to success. For most, it's never a straightforward one, and there's much inspiration and learnings in the struggles they've been through along the way. And, as our name suggests, we'll also dive into their stories about luck; the good and the bad, and its role in success.

Steeve's Background:Founder of Velocity Capital real estate syndication company2,000 doors under managementPrevious experience in IT/Management In this episode we cover:Steeve’s background in IT and how he got interested in real estateThe RE business model he used before coaching, and the one he used afterLessons learned from passively investing in syndicated dealsGrowing a business while still working a full time jobBlocking out time to be more effectiveFinding/attracting a partner by displaying complimentary skillsConnect with Steeve:https://velocitycap.com/ Connect with Dave:https://www.lvare.com/dave.morgia@longviewacquisitions.com

Steeve Breton, Founder, Velocity Capital shares some great Tips and Tricks which will help inexperienced investors start and build their own successful syndication businesses. How did Steeve learn the ropes of the syndication business? Apart from some great resources, Steeve also shares how finding the right mentor is critical for finding success. You will also […]

Steeve was like a lot of real estate investors, started buying properties to hold and was self managing. He grew tired of all the work he was having to do, a full time job almost. He started passively investing in apartment syndications and never looked back, even performing his own syndication deals now. If you enjoyed today’s episode remember to subscribe in iTunes and leave us a review! Best Ever Tweet: “I realized that managing all these units was a full time job” - Steeve Breton Steeve Breton Real Estate Background: Founder of Velocity Capital, focus on large multifamily syndications Partner in over 14 apartment syndications totaling over 1,700 units - 1,100 as LP, 608 as GP Based in Boston, MA Say hi to him at Best Ever Book: Sponsored by Stessa - The simple way to track rental property performance. Get dashboard reporting, smarter income and expense tracking and tax-ready financials. Get your free account at

Steeve Breton is the founder of Velocity Capital, a private equity real estate investment company. He has invested in over 1,400 apartment units and has diverse real estate investing experience including single family flips, small-multifamily buy & hold, and large multifamily syndications. Prior to founding Velocity Capital, Steeve built a successful career in BioTech and IT Systems management where he's responsible for multi-million dollar projects. Topics discussed: Raising Money Cashflow W2 Links mentioned in this episode: Website: https://velocitycap.com Personal Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/steeve.breton.370 To connect with Adam Adams, please book here : (https://Calendly.com/AdamAdams/call) For more information, visit us at (https://RealBlueSpruce.com) For information about Adam's Mastermind, visit (https://RealBlueSpruce.com/boardroom) If you couldn't make it to the Raising Money Summit, order the recording here:(www.raisingmoneysummit.com/recordings-order-from) For tickets to the Raising Money Summit 2020 (https://2020.raisingmoneysummit.com) For information about Adam's coaching: (https://www.raisingmoneysecrets.com/rms26858220) Follow Adam on social media at (https://www.facebook.com/aaainvests/) (https://www.linkedin.com/in/adam-adams-b8a0b6177/) And please go to iTunes to leave us a rating and write a review. Each review helps us reach a larger audience with your episode (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/creative-real-estate-podcast/id1285094279)

A couple of hours before the recent #VillageDiariesAmsterdam event went down, Andile Masuku managed to land a sit-down with Cellulant Founder and CEO, Ken Njoroge, and Director of Private Equity at Velocity Capital, Allard Luchsinger, in order to glean insider perspectives on what went into closing Cellulant's historic round of funding. A few weeks ago, digital payments firm, Cellulant, announced the close of a $47.5 million investment round led by TPG Growth— a deal which included Endeavour Catalyst, Satya Capital as well as Velocity Capital. Listen in to hear Ken explain why landing investment is a demanding full-time job, shed light on the toll fundraising has taken on him and his team, and most importantly, how Cellulant plans to deploy the fresh funds they've reeled in.

April 28, 2018- Raj Lala, Evolve ETF, highlights his ETFs in the automotive sector, cannabis, blockchain and gender diversity. Joe Farrell of Velocity Capital on what indicators to look for regarding corrections in a bull market. The cyclical nature of commodities and which ones he likes. Simon Akit, Global head of Energy Sector, Canaccord Genuity discusses the ongoing issues around the Trans Mountain Pipeline and how to make money in the energy sector.

January 13, 2018 - Ron Meisels, Analyst with Phases and Cycles and Joe Farrell, Quantitative and Technical Analyst with Velocity Capital, both discuss Canadian and global quantitative strategic outlook on where the markets are heading in 2018 and where Canadians should invest their dollars. Simon Akit, Global Head of Energy Sales for Canaccord Genuity

Allard Luchsinger is the Director for Private Equity at the Dutch VC firm Velocity Capital Private Equity. Allard supports all of Velocity’s portfolio companies as an active board member for TradeKing, an innovative US online brokerage firm; 8 Securities, Asia’s next-generation online broker based in Hong Kong; Five Degrees, a progressive banking software provider from The Netherlands; as well as Cellulant, a leading mobile commerce and payment technology provider from Kenya. He joined Velocity Capital in 2011, after co-founding and serving as the COO of the groundbreaking San Francisco-based online brokerage firm Zecco. At Zecco, Allard drove all operations, growing the firm’s client base to more than 250,000 accounts. In 2012, Zecco merged with competing brokerage firm TradeKing in 2012 to create the industry’s sixth largest online broker, TradeKing Group Inc. Previously, Allard served as associate partner at the Dutch strategy-consulting firm Boer & Croon, as well as co-founder and CEO of TradingCars.com, an online B2B marketplace for the trading of new passenger cars. He also co-founded Wannahaves.nl, an online lifestyle platform in the Netherlands. Allard started his career at Gemini Consulting as a strategy consultant. In this conversation, Allard chats to Andile Masuku about what motivated the team at Velocity to land their very first African investment and he comments on some of the challenges he's encountered in terms of seeking out investible prospects to fund.

Katlego Maphai is the co-founder and CEO of the South African mobile payments startup, Yoco.   Yoco launched out of beta in October 2015 and the venture has since acquired over 6 500 merchants, has gone on to process approximately $76,7 million (R1 billion rand) in annualised transactions. The company has recently announced the conclusion of a Series-A funding round (sum undisclosed) led by two foreign, fintech-focused institutional investors-- US-based Quona Capital (manager of Accion Frontier Inclusion Fund) and the Netherlands-based, Velocity Capital.

Fueling Mobile App Developer Growth With Martin Macmillan, the CEO of Pollen, a FinTech company based in London and San Francisco. We learn how Pollen is pioneering a new class of capital – Velocity Capital – to help developers accelerate the growth of their business by expediting access to their app store receipts giving them faster access to revenue.

Peggy and Shahab welcome Martin Macmillan, the CEO of PollenVC, a startup FinTech company based in London and San Francisco pioneering a new class of capital – Velocity Capital – to help developers accelerate the growth of their business by expediting access to their app store receipts. The post How PollenVC Fuels Mobile App Developer Growth appeared first on Mobile Presence.