Polen Capital: New positions in Airbnb and Paycom

Polen Capital’s Portfolio Manager, Dan Davidowitz, covers the factors that impacted the Focus Growth Portfolio in the first quarter. He shares thoughts on top portfolio contributors and detractors, geopolitical issues, and why the team is optimistic.

You can read the Q1 2024 commentary here and see a ‘fireside chat’ covering many of the positions in the link below.

Airbnb is a great business model, according to our research, due to its two-sided global network effects.

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