It’s a blog.

It’s educational.

It’s hopefully entertaining.

It’s not investment advice.

How to think about investing.

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Just Do It

Do you call into sports talk radio? Do you struggle to finish DIY projects? Are they a disaster when you do finish? How not to be an arm-chair investor.

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Tangled Legs

What do baby giraffes tell us about investing? Snapping less defeat from the jaws of more defeat. Some things went wrong.

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Trifecta

What do horse races tell us about biotech stocks?

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The Time Machine

Have you ever wanted to time travel? How to build a time machine. A primer.

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Bundle of Joy

How do businesses make money? What does alligator reproduction have to do with M&A? Why do companies merge anyway? How you can use genetic scramble to frame an investment in merging companies.

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Negative Space

How do you run a business from Space? If its not profitable, is it valuable? How to deliver value working remote.

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Shell Game

What happens when rules change and investors don’t notice? What happens when investors screw up? How to take advantage of indifference and mistakes to find good opportunities.

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Two Guys Walk Into a Bar

How low can expectations go? Kicking the tires on opportunities where investors have no expectations.

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Pompidou en Houston

Does the game you’re playing line up with the game your investments are playing?

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Arcade Fire

What are you playing at? Investors face a choice many never see: what game you play when making investments. Choosing the right one improves your odds of success.

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A Different Kind of Contract

What did you expect? Broken expectations. How a cocktail of a busted deal, regulatory purgatory and a strong underlying business might offer investors an attractive opportunity.

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Fine Print

What do you know about the future? When investing, it helps to know something about that. How to think about the future without a crystal ball.

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How Are We Feeling Today?

How do you respond to losses? Market downturns hurt, emotionally. But they’re bound to happen. Rather than fight them, use them to take advantage of investment opportunities.

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A World Away

How do you spot other investors’ mistakes? Bad behavior regularly crops up in investment markets. Use it to make better decisions.

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Running of the Banks

What causes bank runs like the one on Silicon Valley Bank? How can you avoid that?

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Plan B

What happens when company adventures don’t go to plan? Evaluating an investment against numerous future scenarios. How investors can benefit from adaptability.

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Rabbit Holes

What to do when you run into complexity? What happens when investors focus too much on one indicator? How to find opportunity by looking for what other investors miss.

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Time Off For Good Behavior

What happens when investors lose their mind? Investor fits happen frequently. How to take advantage of them?

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