I saw this chart from @callum_thomas this weekend which really sums up the change in the economy since the dawn of internet in the 1990’s: The US Economy used to be all ‘ball bearings’ and steel. Today it is intangibles. Here is a definition of an ‘Intangible Asset: An asset that is not physical in …
From: October 2016
Congratulations Twitter on the Sale To …and The First Stocktwits ‘Cashtag Award’ Goes To….
The bid for Twitter is the all-time most talked, tweeted, Stocktwits messaged takeover deal that has still not received a bid … That Twitter might trade at or above the future buyout price that has not materialized might even make sense since Twitter is a real time platform that I have always said is best …
Stocktoberfest…Flying Stocks but No Flying Cars
Every year I say this will be the last Stocktoberfest. It’s not because of my bladder leakage which is now under control thanks to Depends (testing out sponsored content). This year was on and off for a long time. When Ian started as CEO of Stocktwits he asked me to make it happen one more …
The IPO Process – It Is Time to Fix It
Albert Wenger has a great post up on the IPO Process. I have complained abot it on this blog for years. The meat: In the year 2016 here is how a company should go public. The company, with the help of banks, brokers and the exchange should build a complete buy and sell order book. …