“Let’s get one thing clear: The economy is never truly coming back.”
What misguided “expert” uttered these words?
Jim Clifton.
Clifton’s the CEO of the research company Gallup, famous for its public opinion polls.
Jim, not surprisingly, is basing his argument on data from a recent Gallup study.
The study…
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All It Takes Is One.
That was the gist of my article last week…
The idea that a single investment could create enough wealth to last a lifetime.
The article hit a nerve:
We received a flood of emails asking for more information –
From “How…
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The 10 Biggest VC Exits of 2014
Venture…
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Imagine making a pot of coffee...
Turning on your computer to start the day...
And then seeing a message like that flash on your screen?
On the Tuesday before Thanksgiving, that’s exactly what happened to…
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Our friend Aitio dropped by our office last week.
He wasn’t exactly “in the neighborhood…”
But with his midnight blue Range Rover and a full-time driver, he doesn’t mind traveling a few extra blocks.
Aitio used to be a general contractor in Queens, and he did pretty well.
In 1997,…
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Do Start-Ups Even Matter?
Justin Fox of Bloomberg…
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Over the past decade, the music industry has lost $7 billion in annual revenue.
The film industry has lost $6 billion.
And the newspaper industry has lost a staggering $48 billion.
The culprit behind this destruction?
Software.
Software has disrupted – destroyed – entire industries, from media to taxis to…
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Reflecting back on 2014, two stories stick in my head:
One represents a well-worn route to riches, a route that’s losing steam.
The other represents a new path to wealth –
A path that’s gaining momentum.
Drop in the Bucket
The first story is about what happened in the market…
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A biotech…
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I remember it like yesterday:
I was in the 54th floor conference room of 500 5th Avenue, a sturdy skyscraper just across the street from the New York Public Library.
It was a cloudy day in September, and I was gazing out the window towards the southern tip of Manhattan.
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