Industry-leading Apple analysis. From Wall Street to Silicon Valley.

Welcome to Above Avalon.

This site originated from a Tumblr blog I started about Apple in 2010. At the time, I was a Wall Street analyst focused on the financial sector, while all things related to Apple and technology were my evening and weekend projects.

After being disappointed with the lack of relevant Apple analysis from both a financial and business point of view, I decided it was time to begin building a new kind of Apple analysis site based on my financial background coupled with my love for putting things together. By examining Apple from both a Wall Street and Silicon Valley perspective, Above Avalon provides unique insight into how Apple functions and its worldview.

Above Avalon is an industry-leading source of accurate and comprehensive analysis of Apple’s product, business, and financial strategy as well as its industry competitiveness.

Whether for your own personal knowledge, a hobby or career-related interests, this site was designed with you in mind: my perspective and analysis is meant to inform, enlighten and provide an alternate viewpoint.

- Neil Cybart

About the author:

Neil Cybart is the founder and author of Above Avalon. Sensing a lack of relevant Apple analysis from a financial and business point of view, Neil launched AboveAvalon.com in 2014. Prior to launching Above Avalon, Neil spent seven years with Keefe, Bruyette, & Woods as a sell-side analyst covering the property and casualty insurance industry. Neil graduated as an honors scholar with a Bachelor of Science in finance from the University of Connecticut.

About Above Avalon:

Read, listened to, and discussed everywhere from Silicon Valley labs and Wall Street boardrooms to college lecture halls, Above Avalon has been guided by the singular mission of understanding how Apple thinks about the world.

Above Avalon was among the first tech publications to rely on a paid direct-to-reader online business model. Neil Cybart’s analysis and perspective is available via subscription at unbeatable pricing. Members are from 65+ countries. They represent diverse backgrounds and occupations and range from Silicon Valley founders / executives and the largest Apple shareholders to hobbyists and students.

The cornerstone of Above Avalon membership is access to Neil’s exclusive daily articles about Apple. Neil also records a weekly podcast about Apple called AVALON, in addition to publishing weekly essays about technology over at InsideOrchard.com. Neil’s financial models are accessible via Financial Modeling.