Way back in 2006 I had the Wallstrip crew cover the Nike shoe craze and pop up stores. Here is the episode: I was and have been long the stock since. Yesterday, my son took me to ‘Flight Club’ on Broadway in New York. Max is in to the shoe market and has a good …

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I am back in New York for the rest of the month. My trip to Israel seems to have been a blessing on the world’s portfolio’s. You are welcome! I might just spend a month in Tel Aviv next November to help the Nasdaq get to 10,000. Earlier in the week Cisco hit 15 year …

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Meet Social Leverage portfolio company Rally Road. I was introduced to the founders Chris, Rob and Max a while back and we immediately hit it off regarding the product and vision. I love the idea of an asset class being flipped on it’s head by technology and distribution to allow millions of people access. Previous …

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The Short answer is YES. Unique data is a massive edge. I have always known that Stocktwits data was unique and now our CEO Ian Rosen and the team are pulling out gems all the time to try and help get investors and traders out in front of big moves. Back in September for example, …

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Yesterday I attended The Vintage annual meeting. Vintage is a $1.5 billion Israeli fund of funds that invests in global technology venture funds. I promised not to share charts, but it is no secret that the lack of IPO’s and the slowdown in mergers and acquisitions (as share prices have boomed), has created a glut …

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It’s been a fantastic first few days in Tel Aviv. The weather is warm and the streets are very busy. (that is the view from Mindspace looking towards the Med) Two things never change here…the amazing hustle and the amazing street food. I will get to the food in a bit. The entreprenuerial community is …

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The Falafel and Fintech week is now officially underway in Tel Aviv. This year a group of SIXTEEN venture capitalists have joined my partner Gary and I on the trip to Israel. Last year it was just six of us. Next year it will probably be fifty. The start-up culture in Tel Aviv is electric. …

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I am safely landed and working in Tel Aviv for the week. Sunday is a workday here. I am excited to head over to Etoro’s HQ and catch up. Last year I saw a lot of cybersecurity pitches and this year I expect a lot of pitches around the blockchain and more fintech. I don’t …

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I was looking forward to my conversation with Fred Wilson yesterday. I like to label our meetings and yesterday I called it – ‘The Diplomat and the Dipshit‘… Fred has a great sense of humor so generally anything goes in our conversations. I cold called Fred in 2006 to pitch him on a show idea …

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I had a really inspiring and fun day of meetings yesterday with investors and founders. I met with Heather Hartnett a founder of Human Ventures. Heather’s partner Joe is a good human too. Here is a story about the first time I met him. Building a start-up studio is brutally hard, but I like how …

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