Month: August 2011

Ideas are Just a Multiplier of Execution

A good friend of mine met up with Derek Sivers in Singapore earlier this year and instantly turned around and said to me, “Chris you need to meet Derek, he’s completely on your wavelength and you’ll get on well.” In 1998 Derek founded CDBaby.com with $500 and sold the business

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The Next Bubble to Burst – Student Loans

Scott is entering his senior year at a university in Boston, majoring in Business Administration and Finance. He is looking to enter the hedge fund industry after graduating. I first met, and was impressed by Scott due to a proactive, value driven approach he has adopted to secure employment after graduating

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Random Lessons Learnt So Far…

Life is nothing but a great adventure. I’d like to share a cadre of things I’ve learned along the way.  I hope I learn a lot more… Give good people a chance but don’t be cavalier about who you provide your value to. There’s no sacred ground here. If people

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Betting on Cornered Cats

Early stage companies are always going to have upsets. Financing falls over at the 11th hour, a software glitch puts their entire launch in jeopardy, biological waste is dumped on their doorstep, resignation of a director, fraud and theft from within the company (yep, been there), a new government regulation alters the

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Direct Democracy Is The Way To Go

That we live in both exciting and dangerous times should be obvious to anyone not living under a rock. London’s cities are on fire, Europe teeters, Japan manipulates, intervenes, and the US…well the thugs now investigate S&P. Not that I care for S&P but its amusing nonetheless. Downgrade, how dare they! Politics

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Red Flags to Watch Out For – How to Invest Money Wisely

Investing is as much about finding opportunities, profitable companies, and sound management as it is in avoiding fraudsters, ill-thought business ventures, or any of the other risks that rip investors’ faces off. Incidentally, Frank Partnoy’s books all detail flags that investors should be wary of. They’re also a fun read.

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Keeping us “Safe” – Consequences

I’m in need of some relaxation techniques. Stress is bad for you. You can feel it eating its way through you like one of those giant intestinal worms on a medical horror movie. As such I’m listening to this… some music I was introduced to recently. Even if you don’t

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