Tag: Personal finance
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Everyone tells angels not to invest more than they can afford to lose. I obey. Here’s why… “You no need-uh money? You no like-uh eat?” – Junior Soprano. What a Startup Is Worth Most startups aren’t worth a nickel. Sound harsh? Sure. But it’s true. The terminal value for most…
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You just finished pitching that big VC. Did you bomb? Did you nail it? Here’s how to tell… The Weird Way to Gauge Investor Interest There’s a way to tell, but it’s counterintuitive… The more questions they ask, the more interested they are. Mr. Moneybags interrogating you like a murder…
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Can GPT-5 beat the reigning champion, Elon’s Grok 4? I ran them through 3 tests to find out. When Grok 4 came out last month, I asked it 3 real world questions that I actually needed the answer to. Grok 4 crushed it, scoring an A-. Can GPT-5 do even…
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Every pre-revenue startup is raising at $30-40 million right now. Making money on these bets will be next to impossible. A year or two ago, a company with little or no revenue might have raised at a $10 million cap. Not anymore. The price is going to be over $30…
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“The initial idea doesn’t matter — most companies pivot.” I’ve heard that 100 times. But is it really true? Today, I dug into my portfolio to find out. I looked at investments at least a year old. This way, they’ve had time to pivot. Here’s what I found… Of 29…
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“Charlie always pointed out that we made most of our money on about eight or nine ideas over fifty years.” Warren Buffett Warren is a patient man. Right now, he’s sitting on a giant pile of cash, just waiting for the right opportunity at the right price. In a world…
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“Trade should not be a weapon.” Warren Buffett Warren Buffett presided over what may be his last annual meeting this Saturday. Seated with his customary Cherry Coke, he dispensed wisdom on everything from tariffs to patience in investing. Buffett on Tariffs Warren is dead set against tariffs and trade wars.…
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I recently met an amazing founder. His company had incredible potential. But he was afraid to quit his job and pursue it full time. So, when is the right time to go all in? Just like a startup, people have runway. Your runway is the amount of time until you…
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Some of the greatest companies in the history of capitalism are selling at ridiculously low prices right now. How would you like to have Warren Buffett as your personal money manager? Today, he’s available at a discount: just 12 times earnings. And Berkshire isn’t the only blue chip that’s on…
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Here’s how I know I met a great founder: he’s at a customer site when we talk, sitting next to the Pepsi machine. Too often, investors look for the wrong things when they meet a founder. Did he go to Harvard? Is he in San Francisco? Is a big name…
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