Tag: Finance
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If your startup fails in China, investors can seize all your assets. Why would any ambitious young person start a company in China today? Chinese venture capitalists are going after the founders of struggling startups, trying to get their money back. They’ve taken apartments and bank accounts, according to an…
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A sleek automobile glides to your front door. You lower yourself in. Let’s ride. On October 10th, Elon Musk revealed the new Cybercab at the We, Robot event. I’ve been salivating over it ever since. This morning, I dug a little deeper to find out what our first rides will…
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Note: This is not investment advice. Martin Selig owes $800 million. He can’t pay. The major Seattle real estate developer is defaulting on a $379 million loan tied to 9 downtown office buildings, according to the Seattle Times. Selig has defaulted on several other large loans recently, totaling over $800…
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Note: This is not investment advice. “They watched their fathers get up at the crack of dawn, work all day, and then spend all night going through invoices, setting schedules, and other mundane business tasks.” From these humble beginnings sprang a $9 billion company. Yesterday, ServiceTitan went public on NASDAQ.…
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On Monday, I spoke with a wonderful founder we’ll call Jim. He was telling me how he sells to big companies. His approach was totally different from most startups — and brilliant. Why Startups Fail to Sell to Enterprises Most startups try to get big companies to use an out-of-the-box…
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US growth is trouncing Europe and most of the developed world. While other countries are still struggling to recover economically from COVID, America is racing ahead. Bold federal spending during COVID is a key reason why the US is outpacing the rest of the world. Mark this day — I…
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Note: This is not investment advice. “Have fun being poor!” I’m pretty sure someone is going to say that in the comments. But to invest in Bitcoin, I need a reason. Let me run through why the possible reasons to own Bitcoin don’t hold up. A Store of Value —…
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“It was like 24,992 people making dough and 8 losing it.” On September 15 2008, Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy. It was the largest bankruptcy in American history at the time. Larry McDonald had a front row seat. In the book A Colossal Failure of Common Sense, the former Lehman…
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“Yes, that, give me that!” It’s funny how greedy I get when I see a startup I love. And when I saw Sanks pitch Recall at LAUNCH Accelerator Demo Day, that’s exactly how I felt. Recall helps you store online content, see connections, and retain information better. I listen to…
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Note: This is not investment advice. Every day, my Vanguard account seems to hit a new all-time high. I’m loving it, but it also makes me worry — are we headed for a crash? A Tour of Indicators This morning, I looked at four valuation indicators for the US stock…
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Tremendous 