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Battling Giants

Dec 1, 2022

Emily Flippen, a Senior Analyst at Motley Fool, dives into Salesforce's leadership shake-up and its impact on the company's stock performance. She also discusses Kroger's promising third-quarter results and plans to expand through the acquisition of Albertsons. Jeff Santoro participates in a lively bull vs. bear debate over DigitalOcean, a cloud infrastructure contender facing fierce competition from larger firms. The conversation is filled with insights on market responses and the challenges of small companies striving for growth.

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Emily Flippen

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Episode notes

Intro

2min

Leadership Transitions and Market Responses

9min

A Creative Holiday Music Initiative and Business Competition Insights

2min

DigitalOcean: Opportunity and Challenge

9min

Engaging Debate with a Whimsical Twist

2min

What's it like competing against a business that's 1,000 times bigger than your own?

(0:21) Emily Flippen discusses: - Salesforce co-CEO Bret Taylor leaving his job exactly one year after he got it - Whether the market is overreacting to Taylor and underreacting to a strong 3rd-quarter report from Salesforce - Kroger's strong profits and prospects for expanding its grocery empire with a proposed acquisition of Albertson's

(12:10) Jeff Santoro and Jamie Louko engage in "bull vs. bear" debate over cloud infrastructure company DigitalOcean.

Stocks mentioned: CRM, CMG, TEAM, KR, ACI, DOCN, MSFT, AMZN, GOOG, GOOGL

Holiday Music: Silent Night by Ska-J, Hey Skinny Santa by JD McPherson

Host: Chris Hill Guests: Emily Flippen, Jeff Santoro, Jamie Louko Producer: Ricky Mulvey Engineers: Dan Boyd, Tim Sparks, Rick Engdahl

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