I’m excited to have Garry Tan, founder of Initialized Capital, on the podcast today. Garry is a unique individual I’ve only met a couple of times. He says he’s a fan of the show, so he knows how to sell. His resume is bananas – something we love on Panic with Friends; they may not …

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My wife Ellen and I were born just 11 days apart. Yesterday she turned my age (I can’t say it). We have been married 26 years.  That is 470 Howie years to a regular human.  She looks fantastic for 470 Howie years. Each year she does a sister trip hiking somewhere around the world and …

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In another era I would have been put out to pasture or left behind by my tribe. Today, I have a career I love and people on the world wide web think I’m a somebody. My kids read this blog! I am amazed that the stars are aligning even better for me these days. I …

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It is really happening this time. The reopening is real. I saw it in Amsterdam. The Dutch had been locked up a long time. They are not going back inside for anyone or anything. Here in Phoenix I am not sure we were ever locked down, but I did hit the mall this weekend to …

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I spent a lot of time writing about my exhilarating trip to the Dolomites. As part of the tour, Biko Adventures (team of three) put together this amazing short movie of our ride with incredible camera angle footage by the three using cameras and iphones and drones. The drone footage is incredible. Now that I …

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My friend Steve Strazza had a great primer on what might happen if interest rates rise. The gist: We finally got a major resolution in what we consider one of the most important charts in the world these days. I’m talking about the US 10-year yield reclaiming that critical 1.40% level this week. And this …

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The word of seed investing has changed so much since I began investing in the 1990’s. I began to do it full time in 2006 as web 2.0 was getting started. I invested in GolfNow.com and Lifelock both out of Phoenix and started Wallstrip. Forget about the financial terms, the process was slow. There was …

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Greg Bettinelli, a partner at Upfront, dropped in to discuss how he came to tech, the GOAT pivot into the StubHub for sneakers, and why fractionalized assets require regulatory oversight. Prior to joining Upfront, Greg was the CMO for HauteLook (acquired by Nordstrom), an EVP at Live Nation, and held multiple leadership positions at eBay, …

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People are telling me I am living the dream. Lately it does feel that way. If I can inspire people sharing my stories both good and bad while ‘living this dream’ …color me happy. I tell people that to live these ‘dreams’ you have to experience the ‘nightmares’. Nightmares are relative based on what base …

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As a reminder, Marketsmith (by Investor’s Business Daily) is now a sponsor of the weekly show. All the charts you have been seeing in the videos and will continue to see are from Marketsmith. They are offering my readers a three week trial for $19.95. Click this link if you would like to try it out. The markets were …

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