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Vasily Karasyov

Cannonball Research · covers Technology, Communication Services

Period: Reporting periods mapped to calendar 2024 Q4 – 2026 Q2 (7 quarters).

Questions
22on tracked calls
Challenge rate
9%2 of 22 questions
Companies
5questioned at least once
Reporting periods
7with questions

These figures cover the whole profile: every tracked question, all reporting periods.

How to read these numbers

Challenge rate is the share of questions that pushed back, pressed for specifics or questioned management’s assumptions. It describes how questions were asked on the calls tracked here; it does not measure whether any view turned out to be right.

Rounding. Rates are rounded to whole percentages, so a small share can show as 0% even when some questions were challenging. The count beside each rate is exact; “none of N questions” means no question was challenging.

No questions recorded. “—” means there is nothing to calculate: no questions were recorded for that period on the calls tracked here. It does not mean there was no activity.

Fewer than 3 questions. A company-level rate is withheld when fewer than 3 questions were recorded for that company; the questions are still counted everywhere else.

Small samples. Profiles with fewer than 10 questions are marked Limited sample.

Reporting periods. Questions are grouped by the calendar quarter each company’s fiscal reporting period maps to, not by the date of the call. Periods without a calendar mapping are listed separately under their fiscal label.

Questions asked

Grouped by company, most questions first. Open a company to read its questions, newest reporting period first.

Showing 22 of 22 questions from 5 companies

TTDThe Trade Desk, Inc.7 questions · 7 reporting periods · 1 of 7 challenging
TTD company page →

Calendar 2026 Q2

how should we now think about your long-term profitability framework, how you approach that side of the business, given the revenue trajectory?

MarginCapital AllocationTranscript · FY2026 Q2 →
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New CFO Nate Olmstead said TTD retains a long-term focus and will invest with conviction where returns are attractive while being equally disciplined elsewhere, applying rigor to how it evaluates and allocates investments. He declined to lay out a specific long-term profitability framework, saying the company would keep investors updated as the work progresses.

Calendar 2026 Q1

your Chief Strategy Officer, Samantha Jacobson, is leaving the company to join OpenAI. So now that it's public, I was wondering if you could share the details around this event

Competitive DynamicsTranscript · FY2026 Q1 →
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Green confirmed Jacobson joining OpenAI, praised her highly. She remains on TTD Board of Directors. Emphasized TTD has been quietly assembling a strong team of meaningfully senior leaders with deep operational experience. Said recent recruiting efforts are a major source of optimism.

Calendar 2025 Q4

I wanted to ask you about what you would see as the most -- the biggest organizational improvements over the last 12 months

Competitive DynamicsTranscript · FY2025 Q4 →
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Green discussed clear ownership, operational rigor, streamlined go-to-market with eliminated overlap. Specific number of people assigned to every brand/agency with clearer accountability than ever. JBP pipeline greatest ever. Acknowledged need for better systems to manage product rollout pace and deliberateness.

Calendar 2025 Q3

Can you tell us maybe what you're seeing in terms of broader advertising and macro environment, if there are any trends that you see that will benefit -- the Trade Desk next year?

MacroeconomicRevenue GrowthTranscript · FY2025 Q3 →
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Green described a 'tale of 2 cities': CPG/retail under tariff/inflation pressure vs forward-thinking brands in financial services, healthcare, insurance embracing measurement. Noted CMOs under CFO pressure asking tougher questions about walled garden metrics. TTD is single largest source of third-party demand for most publishers worldwide.

Calendar 2025 Q2

how do you see that dynamic playing out in terms of ad spend in the remainder of the year? And how are you factoring that into your Q3 guidance?

MacroeconomicTrade TariffsRevenue GrowthTranscript · FY2025 Q2 →
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Green detailed the tariff impact timeline: Q4 stable, Q1 intensifying, early April volatility in auto/CPG, then stabilization. Noted TTD's large-brand concentration is short-term negative but argued volatile environments historically accelerate programmatic adoption due to agility and measurability.

Calendar 2025 Q1

what exactly do you think will be the downstream implications for DSPs like The Trade Desk, the SSPs

Competitive DynamicsRegulation PolicyTranscript · FY2025 Q1 →
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Green argued Google must relinquish some marketplace roles per antitrust verdicts, SSPs will finally compete fairly, and the net effect is a healthier ecosystem benefiting TTD most.

Calendar 2024 Q4

can you probably share a little more detail about what you observed about the difference between you and the industry

ChallengingCompetitive DynamicsMacroeconomicTranscript · FY2024 Q4 →
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Green acknowledged macro was a factor but emphasized TTD has outperformed in similar environments before (2022). Conceded Kokai rollout was slower than anticipated, some missteps involved people decisions.

APPApplovin Corp6 questions · 6 reporting periods · 0 of 6 challenging
APP company page →

Calendar 2026 Q2

what does it mean for the industry? Does the overall spend grow as a result?

Competitive DynamicsDemandTranscript · FY2026 Q2 →
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Adam reframed to his non-zero-sum thesis -- differentiated data lifts the whole market and the gaming customer's P&L -- without directly engaging Unity Vector's runtime-signal specifics. Partial.

Calendar 2026 Q1

can you explain your vision there? You say you will never do brand, right? You have Wurl

Product LaunchRevenue GrowthTranscript · FY2026 Q1 →
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Adam described CTV as the holy grail for performance marketing, enabling SMBs to buy big screen and prove ROI. Still early in development; will signal when ready to scale.

Calendar 2025 Q4

what gives you confidence that once you get enough data, it will work as well or competitive

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Adam said ecommerce is already competitive with largest social platforms despite having only thousands of pixeled sites versus potential 10M+. More data penetration will compound model improvements through self-learning.

Calendar 2025 Q3

if the -- your advertisers' LTV calculations are evolving, let's say, compared to a year ago compared to now

Revenue GrowthCompetitive DynamicsTranscript · FY2025 Q3 →
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Adam highlighted MAX supply growing at multiples of IAP market growth through better tools, newer publishers integrating ads, and expanding ad loads.

Calendar 2025 Q1

is it the same learning that's applied to gaming and e-commerce, or are those two different processes

Cloud & AIInnovation & R&DTranscript · FY2025 Q1 →
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Matt confirmed gaming and ecommerce are separate models with independent reinforcement learning and directed enhancements, potentially stepping up at different times.

Calendar 2024 Q4

As you are rolling out your ecommerce solution offering, are you seeing already any kind of response from the incumbent competitors?

Competitive DynamicsTranscript · FY2024 Q4 →
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Adam positioned APP as incremental to existing ad spend rather than competing for same dollars, expanding total advertiser budgets.

UUnity Software Inc.5 questions · 5 reporting periods · 1 of 5 challenging
U company page →

Calendar 2026 Q2

can you explain to us in simple terms, please, how it's different from the previous generation

Innovation & R&DProduct LaunchTranscript · FY2026 Q2 →
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Management described Unity 7 as a rearchitecture enabling collaboration with coding agents; direct.

Calendar 2026 Q1

I wanted to ask you about Unity Vector performance domestically and internationally.

Geographic ExpansionDemandTranscript · FY2026 Q1 →
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Management reported broad-based strength with nothing regional to call out; direct.

Calendar 2025 Q4

Would you mind giving us more details on a couple of points here.

Revenue GrowthProduct LaunchTranscript · FY2025 Q4 →
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Management said commerce economics are small but strategically enhance Vector and the platform; direct.

Calendar 2025 Q3

Can you please tell us how the revenue from the solutions, excluding Unity Vector, did in the quarter?

ChallengingRevenue GrowthGuidance ReliabilityTranscript · FY2025 Q3 →
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Management declined to break out non-Vector ad revenue; deflected.

Calendar 2025 Q2

So can you help us understand what it is that you're seeing unique in Vector doing differently?

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Management pointed to broad-based value delivery driving increased advertiser spend; direct.

ROKURoku, Inc.3 questions · 3 reporting periods · 0 of 3 challenging
ROKU company page →

Calendar 2026 Q1

Are there factors we should keep in mind when looking at quarter-on-quarter growth throughout the year?

Subscriber GrowthRevenue GrowthTranscript · FY2026 Q1 →
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Dan directly outlined seasonality and Tier 1/2/3 partner additions as the key drivers.

Calendar 2025 Q3

would ARPU grow at double the rate of the platform revenue growth in the midterm

Revenue GrowthSubscriber GrowthTranscript · FY2025 Q3 →
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Dan said ARPU will grow faster and can rise significantly but did not commit to a specific multiple.

Calendar 2025 Q1

What's the best way for us to think about the contribution of programmatic to Platform revenue growth?

Revenue GrowthCompetitive DynamicsTranscript · FY2025 Q1 →
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Charlie directly characterized the mix of incremental and shifted programmatic revenue.

RDDTReddit, Inc.1 question · 1 reporting period · 0 of 1 challenging
RDDT company page →

Calendar 2025 Q4

given all the solutions you're launching, DPA, Max, and so on, should we expect performance to outgrow brand again given the brand has upper comps too?

DemandProduct LaunchTranscript · FY2025 Q4 →
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Jen emphasized Reddit is a full-funnel solution and is investing in brand via unique formats, video and measurement in 2026.

Challenge rate by company

Every company this analyst questioned, most questions first. A company-level rate is shown from 3 questions; below that it is withheld.

CompanyQuestionsChallenge rate
TTD The Trade Desk, Inc.714%1 of 7 questions
APP Applovin Corp60%none of 6 questions
U Unity Software Inc.520%1 of 5 questions
ROKU Roku, Inc.30%none of 3 questions
RDDT Reddit, Inc.1—Rate withheld: fewer than 3 questions
  • TTD
    The Trade Desk, Inc. · 7 questions
    14%1 of 7 questions
  • APP
    Applovin Corp · 6 questions
    0%none of 6 questions
  • U
    Unity Software Inc. · 5 questions
    20%1 of 5 questions
  • ROKU
    Roku, Inc. · 3 questions
    0%none of 3 questions
  • RDDT
    Reddit, Inc. · 1 question
    —rate withheld: under 3 questions

Activity by reporting period

Questions recorded for each calendar quarter that companies’ reporting periods map to (not the call date), with the challenge rate for that period. Periods inside the range with no questions are shown as “No questions recorded”.

Questions by calendar reporting period
Calendar periodQuestionsChallenge rateCompanies
2024 Q4250%1 of 2 questions2
2025 Q130%none of 3 questions3
2025 Q220%none of 2 questions2
2025 Q3425%1 of 4 questions4
2025 Q440%none of 4 questions4
2026 Q140%none of 4 questions4
2026 Q230%none of 3 questions3
  1. 2024 Q42 questions · challenge rate 50% (1 of 2 questions) · 2 companies
  2. 2025 Q13 questions · challenge rate 0% (none of 3 questions) · 3 companies
  3. 2025 Q22 questions · challenge rate 0% (none of 2 questions) · 2 companies
  4. 2025 Q34 questions · challenge rate 25% (1 of 4 questions) · 4 companies
  5. 2025 Q44 questions · challenge rate 0% (none of 4 questions) · 4 companies
  6. 2026 Q14 questions · challenge rate 0% (none of 4 questions) · 4 companies
  7. 2026 Q23 questions · challenge rate 0% (none of 3 questions) · 3 companies

Topics

Topics tagged on this analyst’s questions.

  • Revenue Growth9
  • Competitive Dynamics8
  • Demand5
  • Product Launch4
  • Cloud & AI3
  • Macroeconomic3
  • Innovation & R&D2
  • Subscriber Growth2
  • Margin1
  • Capital Allocation1
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  • Geographic Expansion1
  • Guidance Reliability1
  • Trade Tariffs1
  • Regulation Policy1