Author: tremendousblog
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Last week, I told you about Citadel LLC winning an arbitration case to shut down parody site Citadel Air. Now Citadel Air is fighting back: A critic of the financial firm Citadel and its CEO has filed a lawsuit to stop the transfer of his domain name. The lawsuit, filed…
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“We’re having brunch in Moscow! F—! St. Petersburg!” Anonymous 5:25am: Phone erupts. I spring out of bed instantly, knowing that if I rest another minute, I’ll sleep for hours. 5:45am: I step out into the cold. I’m on my way to film a Netflix show in New York City. This…
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I knew AMC was popular. But wow. AMC stock is the number #2 most popular search on Google News and the #7 most popular search on all of Google for 2021, the search engine reported today. That is an incredible achievement for any stock, much less a modestly sized theater…
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If you’re a startup founder raising money, you’re going to be sending cold e-mails. Lots of them. So what pitch gets angel investors and VC’s excited, and what turns them off? Here’s the e-mail I’d like to get: From: travis@ubercab.comTo: jim@filthyrich.vc Subject: UberCab intro – everyone’s private driver Hi Jim,…
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No one could touch John Gotti. Prosecutors went after the Gambino crime family boss repeatedly, only to see him acquitted. Rather than give up, they went after Gotti in his inner sanctum: the Ravenite Social Club. As the Gambinos eventually learned, an FBI surveillance team, over Thanksgiving weekend 1989, had…
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Lately, I keep seeing startups running into the same problems. As an angel investor, I work hand in hand with numerous startups. I also see presentations and deal memos from hundreds more. Let’s dig into some of the biggest challenges they have in common: Recruiting The labor market is red…
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What would it be like to not have ears? Unfortunately, for patients with microtia, this is no hypothetical. Microtia, or lack of a fully developed ear, is a congenital condition affecting about 1 in every 6-8,000 people. Some patients have a malformed outer ear. Others have almost no ear tissue…
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Hedge fund Citadel LLC is holding nearly $500 million in options on AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc., per the fund’s latest SEC filing. Citadel’s position consists of $191 million in puts and $272 million in call options, along with a small position in common stock. This massive position has not been…
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Evidently unsatisfied with his billions, Citadel LLC CEO Ken Griffin has won an arbitration case against a parody website: Investment firm Citadel has won a cybersquatting dispute it brought against the owner of CitadelAir.com. The domain owner operates a Twitter account called Citadel Air, where he parodies the investment firm…
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My wife and I just returned from a wonderful vacation in Barcelona! It was the most fun I’ve had in a long time. The warm weather, palm trees, beaches and museums make for an outstanding visit. But what stands out most is the food! Spain has a tradition of small…
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