S2E40 - Romain Simon - Investing in ETFs, Private Companies, and Public Companies

Payback Time Podcast Payback Time is a podcast for investors. The goal of this podcast is to help make investing approachable and easy to understand. We will interview beginner and experienced investors and ask them to share stories on how they got started, what challenges they faced, what mistakes they made, and what strategy works for them today. The overall objective is to provide you with a roadmap that helps you become a better investor. Romain Simon This episode is packed full of entrepreneurial and investing content. My next guest built and sold a SaaS company over the duration of 7 years. While he was building his first company, he started investing in the stock market with ETFs but after his confidence increased, he learned that individual stocks are a much more efficient way to build wealth. In this episode, we break down his investment strategy, what stocks he invests in, and what other investments he makes outside the stock market. Please welcome Romain Simon. Key Timecodes (01:03) -  Romain Simon's background history (02:00) - His data analytics SaaS company history (02:37) - How big was his team (02:55) - When did he sell The company? (03:13) - What is his personal investing story? (04:19) - What was his starting dollar amount? (05:16) -  His strategy when he started investing (06:06) - His transition from ETFs to individual stocks (07:26) - His strategy on stocks investing (08:42) - What metrics he looks for on stock financials? (10:15) - What kind of stocks he invests in and some examples at his portfolio (16:39) - How many stocks he holds today (17:26) - When was his last investment? (19:38) - What percentage of his net worth he invests in stocks (20:21) - What are his returns in stocks in 2021? (21:09) - His biggest success (22:46) - What percentage of his income he invests in crypto? (23:54) - Understanding his new SaaS company business (25:33) - How big is his team today? (25:55) - What are his goals with that SaaS business (26:38) - A deeper look into that SaaS company products (27:39) - His strategy as an angel investor (32:53) - The worst business or investment advice he ever received (33:36) - The best business investment advice he ever received (35:23) - Guest contacts