Category: Chris

Friday Q&A: Brad Thomas – Professional Trader

I had an interesting conversation with Brad covering the global macro situation which I decided to record. I’ve excerpted a slice of it below which I felt was pertinent to the types of trades that Brad hunts for, and then we answer a couple of this week’s questions. If you

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These 7 Traits Make For Great Entrepreneurs

There is a scene in the movie “Madagascar”… Skipper: “We’ll fix it.” Alex: “How are you gonna fix this?” Skipper: “Grit, spit and a whole lot of duct tape.” This attitude epitomizes one of the traits we look for in founders. Great businesses are not dumb luck, they’re usually the

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But It Says So on Facebook!

Funny story. I spoke with a fellow angel investor recently who is now a successful investor but wasn’t always. We were regaling past successes and failures. He told me a story of a terrible deal, which as he recounted the story involved a “Doctor”. The company in question was a

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Why Bitcoin is Important

“Bitcoin is the anti currency”; “Bitcoin, the currency of the future”; the “currency of the resistance”; “Bitcoin is a Fad”; “Bitcoin is a fraud”; “Bitcoin is a currency for drug dealers,  kiddy fiddlers and terrorists.” These are some of the opinions I’ve heard thrown around when discussing Bitcoin. I have

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Destroying Wall Street by Democratizing Financial Analysis

Nearly 4 years ago I penned an article entitled Open source world. In it I described a variety of changes taking place globally and how the status quo was being broken by open sourcing, led predominantly by technological innovation freeing up information. I discussed the legal industry and how increasingly

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An App for Your Country?

The world’s gone “tech crazy” once again. ZeroHedge.com recently ran a great article showing the buying spree in the new “Dotcoms.” I’ve nicked the graphic they used in the article, which so eloquently shows the timeline in the current round of acquisitions: In the spirit of educating myself about the

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The Creeping Theft of Freedom

We’re quickly heading into the abyss. I’m serious. I offer the story you’ll read below as a mere anecdote in a sea of troubles. On return from a recent trip to Sri Lanka Mark and I traveled through Australia. Proceeding through the cattle stop that is “customs” we then met

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All You Need to Know About Ukraine

A politician is a material incarnation of the absolute worst of human nature. Look around you, it’s self-evident. Basic human nature is to survive. Once that is accomplished and we become comfortable, extremes in behaviour can develop. If you’re a typical politician those extremes normally manifest as unchecked ego and

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