From: July 2019

Fire Tim Cook?

Before I get started…this is the video of the year – a young Ivanka Trump playing with her sister Tiffany and baby Eric. Onwards… People wonder why I despise Goldman Sachs. Today’s reminder fresh from Goldman’s crack research team which I’ve titled ‘Vanguard Won’: While you trade on this drivel from Goldman’s Sack and tweet …

Tactically Delicious…

I can’t believe August is here. I spent the last 30 days on a plane and got back to Phoenix last night for a few days of catching up at home. It is sooooo hot, but the city is nice and empty. I got up very early this morning for my first bike ride in …

Information is Food

My job is to consume information and invest. I am lucky that in my work I get to spend time with some very smart people. My son Max and I spent the week at the British Open with my friend JP Rangaswami who I have mentioned on this blog many times. Max and I had …

Privacy

Over in Ireland I was chatting with my friend JP about Facebook, Google and privacy. JP explained that right now privacy is scarce and behavior won’t change (consumers and corporations) until privacy is abundant. It’s no wonder, Bitcoin and the Blockchain have the fringe so excited. Before the smartphone, Facebook and the cloud, privacy was …

I’m In….And No Way!

Before I get started….this guy is NOT Jewish. Onwards… I am back in the USA. I tweeted same and some of the responses were hilarious. The funniest/sarcastic advice with my green card plight came from my friend Peter who told me to fly to Mexico and just walk across the border. Yesterday I was supposed …

Regrouping in Toronto

I had a fantastic day visiting startups and talking to LP’s and potential LP’s in Toronto today. I landed in Toronto and my phone exploded with messages about the $300 million that Robinhood had just announced. I am excited for them of course and our LP’s. The west side of Toronto is humming with street …

Photos From The Open

We had a fantastic time in Belfast at The Open. I have no idea how any of the players shot under par. By Sunday, when the real bad weather came – Max and I were parked in a tent most of the day. My friend JP Rangswani organized the trip. Here we are crouching under …