Category: Business
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Now that we’ve got that pesky election over, we can talk about what’s really important: why do VC’s hate solo founders? If there’s one thing that makes VC’s pass on a company, it’s the lack of a co-founder. Of my 32 investments, all but 5 have at least 2 founders.…
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I don’t know about you, but I’m a little groggy today! But from the death of polls to the end of Haley Republicans, I wanted to share with you a few ways I think this election will change America. Haley Republicans Are Over For almost a decade, there’s been a…
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My buddy Jesse is raising $600,000. He just sent me his deck and asked me to tear it apart in public. You’re a brave man, Jesse! Let’s get started… Jesse’s startup is called LightHaus. It’s an app to provide kids with art therapy. Jesse asked me to be brutal. But…
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+ Business, Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Investing, Money, Silicon Valley, Startup, Startups, Tech, Venture Capital+
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The University of the Arts taught students for almost 150 years. In June, it closed suddenly. Is this the future for hundreds of universities? Many colleges are facing a bleak future: declining enrollment, increasing costs, and empty coffers. The idea of a college closing its doors used to be unthinkable.…
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+ AI, Artificial Intelligence, ChatGPT, College, Education, higher-education, Learning, News, Philadelphia, Politics, Startups, Tech, University, Venture Capital+
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Google is in serious trouble. Yesterday, OpenAI dropped ChatGPT Search, its new Google killer. ChatGPT Search can pull realtime data from the internet to answer your questions. But is it better than Google? This morning, I tried 3 real questions I needed answered on both ChatGPT Search and Google. Let’s…
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+ AI, Artificial Intelligence, ChatGPT, Finance, Google, Investing, Money, OpenAI, Perplexity, Startups, Tech, Technology, Venture Capital+
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If you’re selling sausages door to door, you don’t go to the vegan co-op. If you’re trying to find great founders, you don’t go to a tech event. When I first started as an angel investor, I went to tons of tech events. For a year, I made sure I…
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“If people weren’t so often wrong, we wouldn’t be so rich.” Charlie Munger Very few investors beat the market long term. Those that do tend to have one thing in common: they’re value investors. In 1984, Warren Buffett wrote a fascinating article about these top performing investors. Today, I dug…
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+ Berkshire, BRK, Buffett, Finance, Investing, Money, Startups, Stock Market, Stocks, Tech, Venture Capital, Warren Buffett+
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It was the most popular podcast in the world. So why couldn’t I find it anywhere? The Joe Rogan interview with Donald Trump has passed 37 million views, but yesterday on YouTube, it was nowhere to be found. I tried typing in “joe rogan trump,” “joe rogan trump full interview,”…
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There’s one problem that will make me pass on a startup faster than anything else: not being incorporated properly. When it comes to incorporation, there’s only one right answer: the Delaware C Corp. The Delaware C Corp is the perfect form for tech startups. It lets you do things that…
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+ Enterpreneur, Finance, Founders, Investing, Silicon Valley, Startups, Taxes, Tech, Venture Capital+
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On January 18th, 2007, Bear Stearns stock reached an all-time high, valuing it at over $20 billion. Just 14 months later, the company was gone. How it happened is the story of the fascinating book Street Fighters. Cracks in the Facade Bear lacked the polish of a firm like Goldman.…
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+ Banks, Finance, Investing, J.P. Morgan, JPM, Money, Personal finance, Stock Market, Stocks, Wall street+
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Tremendous 