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Takeaways of my podcast with JT Foxx "How to Be a Killer Shark in business" that attracted a million viewers
On Finding Deals and Partners: 1. Seek operators with a track record over smooth talkers. Require 10% skin in the game to ensure commitment 2. Vet people ruthlessly - focus on their reaction to tough questions more than credentials. Avoid prima donnas 3. Leverage networks to access opportunitie...
Read MoreBrace yourselves for what is ahead. We are just experiencing the tip of the iceberg
Do you remember what happened in 2008? Many people believe that another historic financial disaster is coming and that it will absolutely devastate the U.S. economy. Of course current conditions definitely resemble 2008 in so many ways. The residential housing market is so dead right now, and...
Read MoreThe Trump Circus Exposed
President Trump has broken no laws. The charges against Trump brought by corrupt Democrat appointees are clearly for propaganda purposes and for sidelining the candidate who the Democrats know will win the next election. If the Democrats did not regard Trump as the winning candidate, they would not ...
Read MoreWeathering the coming tsunami
I believe the world economy should have collapsed in 2008 were it not for a massive Hocus Pocus exercise by Western central banks. At that time, global debt was $125 trillion plus derivatives. Today debt is $325 trillion plus quasi-debt or derivatives of probably $2+ quadrillion. Bottom line: We ...
Read MoreFunding your large-scale projects ($50 million and up)
I am approached by around a thousand sponsors and operators a year wanting to fund their projects. I am flabbergasted by the way they expect to fund their respective projects with no clue whatsoever as to how the process works. Just to set the record straight: We only back operators with a proven...
Read MoreAbout all this fantasy talk about Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Technical topics, of any sort at all, are generally subject to serious distortion when they hit the level of public discussion. There’s no end of examples: Just think of the garbage written about global warming or COVID. The latest of these topics is Artificial Intelligence (AI). Commentary on ...
Read MoreIs it Stupidity or Incompetence?
Just for the record, the Federal Reserve was created in order to save the big New York banks from their greed-driven mistakes, and that is the Fed’s principal activity. In recent decades the Fed has gone beyond merely saving the big banks from their mistakes to helping the big ones concentrate mo...
Read MoreWhy the right education is THE solution to our prosperity
In recent years, reading, math, science, and other scores have been plummeting in America. Schools are not teaching students to read, to do math, to understand the scientific method, or to think critically. Because some races poll lower than the average in accomplishment, and some poll higher ...
Read MoreThe Secrets that Venture Capitalists Won’t Tell You
To hear venture capitalists tell it, they aren’t too different from entrepreneurs. They build great companies. They create jobs. In short, they feel the entrepreneur’s pain. But for an entrepreneur to build a decent relationship with a VC, they need to understand just how different the two of...
Read MoreSecuring the Future of America: The Path to Prosperity.
The future of America is a topic that has been on the minds of many for years, and for good reason. As the world becomes increasingly interconnected and technology advances at an unprecedented pace, the challenges facing America seem to grow more complex by the day. From economic inequality and poli...
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