Author: tremendousblog
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Ever had a conversation like this? Investor: This is an incredible concept! You guys are going to change the world! You: Thank you so much! So, how much do you want to invest? Investor: Well, actually, I couldn’t get my partners there. But you guys are going to do great!…
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Melvin Capital Management LP is shutting down, according to a report from Bloomberg that broke last night. The once highflying hedge fund was badly burned by short positions in meme stocks like AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. and GameStop Corp in 2021. This year, it lost a further 20% of its…
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Today, I want to talk to you about a startup metric you don’t hear much about: the burn multiple. The burn multiple measures how efficiently you’re using your cash to drive growth. This number is more important now than it’s been in many years. We are in a more difficult…
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Citadel LLC added tens of millions of dollars to its option bet on AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. in the most recent quarter. Its net bullish position increased from $90 million to $125 million, according to an SEC report released yesterday. It also built a bullish position in GameStop Corp. options…
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It’s time we acknowledge an uncomfortable truth: everybody burps and farts. But amongst all animals, cows are the reigning champions. Those charming emissions contain methane, a potent greenhouse gas. Indeed, cows produce more greenhouse gases than Brazil or Germany. But an innovative startup may have found the solution. Mootral produces…
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A few months back, a very nice young lady contacted me. She had an idea for a software product and wanted me to hear it. I had to think of a very polite way of explaining that… Venture Capitalists Don’t Invest in Ideas. Many people think that angels and VC’s…
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US markets will soon move to faster settlement of trades. This change could seriously damage some short selling hedge funds. From a new report in The Trade News: The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA), the Investment Company Institute (ICI), and The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) are…
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The good times are over. And they didn’t even last that long. The NASDAQ quickly bounced back from an over 30% fall in early 2020 as COVID raged. The tech stock index reached all-time highs last November, only to plummet a further 29% since. Now, the tech stock rout is…
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Things seem to be going from bad to worse at hedge fund giant Tiger Global. Its losses for 2022 are up to $17 billion, according to a new Financial Times report: Tiger Global has been hit by losses of about $17bn during this year’s technology stock sell-off, marking one of the biggest…
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Hi everyone, hope you had an awesome weekend! Today, I want to talk to you about some of the smartest people I know. As an angel investor, I meet with a lot of startup founders. As I took a walk on the Hudson today, it occurred to me that the…
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+ Angel Investing, Entrepreneur, Founders, Investing, Small Business, Software, Startups, Tech, Venture Capital+
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