Wall Street Financier: Notes from High Altitude©
He who makes a beast out of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man.
You know you’re at a good venture capital conference when rappers steal the show. Attendees at the Upfront Summit this year got to enjoy Chamillionaire, who’s working on his new startup called Convoz (an asynchronous videos platform). “C is a special letter… A Complete and a Circle both start with …
Some of the emails you send me concern dating at work scenarios and I thought I’ll address this here. The Wall Street Journal plug in their own Alien: Director Cut Your Heart, Your Job, and Dating a Co-Worker article authored by Yoree Koh and Rachel Feintzeig. Lawyers weight in: WSJ: …
I am getting to some of your letters today. I receive so many emails detailing workplace situations you would think I’m the Dan Savage of work relationships. My Premium Content Letter #1 is from Benjamin Max, In one of my capacities I am a Board member of a prestigious Museum in the… …
At one time years ago I was in Las Vegas. While in town, I said, let me stop by the Wynn Hotel. Let me see what this fuss’s about. I went in, looked at the red decor. I was wearing a red tie, and I thought: this is good. I …
The List of the Top 10 Best Books and Movies for the Underling went out to my subscribers. I need to answer some questions regarding this list. If you have additional questions for me, feel free to post them in the Comments. 1. Why are there movies (or miniseries) and …
A lot of kids these days believe that we are living in a simulation – kind of a “Matrix” type. That’s what you get from playing too many video games. (FYI, I write for kids ages 18 to 80+). Riz Vik, an MIT trained computer scientist and Silicon Valley video… …
The Bed of Procrustes is Prof. Taleb’s third book in the Incerto series (2010). We are following up today on his aphorisms or “shortcuts” to wisdom. Read Part I and II here. Nassim Nicholas Taleb has a new book coming out soon, Skin In The Game. I will do a review of …
I don’t comment on Warren Buffet’s letters because Warren hasn’t chosen me as a successor. But I do occasionally comment on David Einhorn’s Greenlight Capital letter. 2017 hasn’t been a kind year to GC. Interestingly, Einhorn brings up fantasy baseball plays in his letter. “However, once in a while the …
Today we’ll have a book review of the newest from KISS rock band frontman Gene Simmons: On Power: My Journey through the Corridors of Power and How You can Get More Power. In a few days I’ll put together a List of 10 Best Books of All Times for the …
When I was reading this yesterday, I couldn’t believe it. Is this a joke ? I thought. It must be a joke. I am talking about Trump going to WEF in Davos later this month. I talked about the World Economic Forum before in demystifying Davos . The World Economic Forum …
