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From: April 2022
Sunday Reads – Free Speech and Tech Activism
Good morning from somewhere over the Atlantic. I am quickly writing this post from my seat to London from Phoenix… I have said this for a long time but web 2.0 gave us TOO MUCH free speech. Now Elon Musk is an activist bidder for Twitter and he believes it’s all about free speech too. …
Hello Mallorca
I am headed to the island of Mallorca in Spain for some cycling with friends. I have heard it is an incredible place. From there I will be headed to the FTX crypto event in the Bahamas. One of the benefits of being an empty nester are trips like this. Staying in shape to enjoy …
Michael Lewis on Smartless
Michael Lewis is a living legend and National Treasure. I was driving to the office the other day and listened to his Smartless podcast appearance and he shared some really great stories. One of those stories, sadly, was about the death of his daughter a few years back (with her boyfriend), in a car crash. …
Marc Rubinstein, Former Hedge Fund Manager, and Author of Net Interest on the Fed, Markets, Fintech, and the Economy
Panic with Friends – Investing for Profit and Joy I went a little selfish with this episode and geeked out with a super smart person on the Fed, the markets, tech, fintech, lending and the economy. I’m talking with one of my favorite financial bloggers, Marc Rubinstein. Marc is retired from Lansdowne Partners, one of …
GoTrade – the app that lets international users buy fractions of US stocks, raises $15.5M Series A
I’m excited to announce the $15.5M Series A raise by Social Leverage (Fund III) portfolio company Gotrade. The Gotrade app, which allows users in over 170 countries to invest in fractional shares of US equities, was founded in 2019 by Rohit Mulani, Norman Wanto and David Grant. The company announced its adding Andrew Haryono, owner …
Data Brokers Is Just The Beginning…
John Oliver did a deep dive on data brokers this week and it was pretty interesting. We all know we are being watched on the internet, but John turned it around to explain how easy it was to watch people in Congress. The last few minutes are really worth the watch. My friend Ted Merz, …
Momentum Monday – The Year of Glum…And Keep an Eye On Junk
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Sunday Reads and Listens – No More Apologizing – Elon Musk and Peter Thiel Throwing Flames…
Happy Sunday. I am headed home from South Carolina after three great days of cycling with friends from Toronto. I will be in the studio this week taping some podcasts. I had been sitting on my hands as a seed investor for the better part of 18 months but the last few months have been …
A Great Day of Riding
I am at Hotel Domestique for a few days of riding. Yesterday Bobby Julich led our group of 12 on a 55 mile tough ride around South Carolina hills and mountains. Strava has the details: I got this photo with Bobby at the top of Paris Mountain which is a pretty good climb… It’s fun …