Before we start…I am biased. On of my funds has a $50,000 investment in Disqus in the seed round. I have my opinions and I use this blog to flesh out my ideas and thinking and frankly, as close as I am to Daniel the CEO, I can only offer my opinions and the same …
From: March 2011
The Facebook Over Reach and Why One Social Network Won’t Rule the Web
I don’t care much for Facebook or it’s ‘attempts’ at global domination. Historically, this shit happens. I do care that it does not own the web. I think Facebook’s valuation is creating massive stress in the system right now. There is a lot to live up to and most early insiders have long cashed out …
Rock…Paper…Scissors…OIL
Oil is now trading well north of $100. Even with a devalued US Dollar, this is relatively uncharted waters once again for global markets. At some point, the Rock (oil) will trample the Scissors (the FED) that is printing money to boost the economy (paper). The rally in stocks now going on for the better …
Beware of the ‘Special Situation’…The Pump and Dump…
I have spent my adult working life in a world of ‘pump and dumps’. I have chased a few so can smell them now. In the long run, every asset has been pumped by a ‘few’ and ‘dumped’ on many. At 45, I prefer not to get TOO close to anything I don’t control. In …
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