Wall Street Financier: Notes from High Altitude©
He who makes a beast out of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man.
There aren’t many blogs dedicated to men’s self-improvement left in the world. Even less so blogs written by finance professionals. Since years ago, I subscribe to the updates to two blogs [left] that define their space, one is David Asprey’s and another Michael Syding’s, the former [and more recently, active] …
When you read this post that appeared in the New Yorker- If You Want This Job, We Must Interview You Forever (Sept. 2, 2022) – you may laugh. Or not. The hypothetical experiment of interviewing in tech is frayed with ridiculous steps. When you cross this mountain, there’s another. You …
Jordan Harbinger has a popular show, The Jordan Harbinger’s Show. I came across a clip (well, two) on Mickey Royal’s advice from an ex-pimp and researched Royal, who turns out is a published author. He’s got other great interviews on his channel, Robert Greene, Chriss Voss, etc. For today, I’ll …
There is no secret I am a thorn in the hinds of the elites. They have been exposed on this websites every chance that I’ve had. I came at no surprise to me these same elites were happy and giddy about the untimely demise of one of theirs: Tony Hsieh, …
Some of you have written me wanting to know why the slowdown in posts here, compared with how often I was writing years ago. Some of you asked for my commentary on the international situation – the war on Ukraine. You need to know Ukraine is not the only one …
Brad Felt and Dave Jilk of VC fame co-authored a new book, The Entrepreneur’s Weekly Nietzsche: A Book for Disruptors, with 52 chapters headlined with a Nietzsche quote. “Nietzsche is an incredibly important and deeply misunderstood philosopher. He’s the bridge between many things that came before him — beyond just …
This is not a follow up on the Power or Power Book 2 Shows. Instead, we articulate on what true power is: “Because the person of power sees things exactly as they are, he is able to pick salients unerringly. His perceptive mind’s retina reflects the situations as clearly as… …
The WSJ had this article a week ago, Meet the Market’s Messiahs of Momentum (Jason Zweig, Feb 13th, 2021). Obviously I changed that title a little bit to give you my flavor. Who are the “messiahs” of momentum ? You know, the usuals, Elon Musk, Mark Cuban, SPAC King Chamath. …
The reason for this blog is greatly encapsulated in this Terence McKenna quote: “Not to know one’s true identity is to be a mad, disensouled thing — a golem. And, indeed, this image, sickeningly Orwellian, applies to the mass of human beings now living in the high-tech industrial democracies. Their …
Some readers want me to write more material on Wall Street and investment news, while others want to see more manliness stuff. The undertones of this blog may be Wall Street and my roots are in Wall Street, but please remember this is a lifestyle and decision-making blog for men. …
