Buy Hold Rant
Ep 8: Rivian, Bumble & Robinhood Updates | Meta's AI Glasses Demo Fail + NVIDIA’s $100B OpenAI Bet
9/25/2025, 9:06:06 AM
Economic Summary
- Investing focuses on great companies at good prices
- Founder-led companies often outperform
- Industry-relative valuations guide price decisions
- Trimming positions used for portfolio de-risking
- Large cash positions help weather downturns
Bullish
- Whitney Wolfe Herd is proven founder with major successes
- Rivian R2 offers strong off-road SUV alternative to Model Y
- Rivian has long cash runway to ramp production
- Meta Ray-Ban smart glasses improved battery and camera
- Robinhood inclusion in S&P 500 boosted stock
Bearish
- Bumble movie unlikely to impact stock or product
- Rivian has bankruptcy risk if R2 flops
- High-risk for Rivian due to lack of profitability
- NVIDIA growth slowdown could hurt valuation
- Meta glasses thick design may limit adoption
Bullish tickers
BMBLRIVNMETAHOOD
Bearish tickers
BMBLRIVNNVDA
People mentioned
Whitney Wolfe HerdRJ ScaringeSatya NadellaSteve BallmerBill GatesMark ZuckerbergElon MuskBernie SandersJensen HuangVlad Tenev