Tag: Investing
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You’ve worked really hard on your pitch to investors. But what if some of the things you’re saying are actually turning them off? Here are several things that can be a negative signal to investors: 1) No clear growth trend. If you don’t share information about month over month revenue…
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Major news today as Politico reports Citadel LLC CEO Kenneth Griffin may spend up to $300 million in the next Illinois selection. He is determined to unseat Democratic Governor J.B. Pritzker and push a slate of conservative candidates: A source who spoke to Playbook about [political operative] Mike Z, also…
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I came across an intriguing story today. A hedge fund was exposed in court for paying a researcher to release false reports on popular financial site Seeking Alpha. From Bloomberg: One cautionary tale emerged in court after Dallas-based Sabrepoint Capital agreed to pay a short-selling researcher a monthly retainer of $9,500 in…
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You’ve run through your deck a hundred times. You’ve practiced pitching to your cat. He declined to invest. Startup founders work incredibly hard to pitch their dream to investors and get funded. As an angel investor, I see a lot of presentations. So, I thought I’d share the 3 biggest…
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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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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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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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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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