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Asperger's Syndrome & its advantage in Financial Markets |
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Mar 24, 2010
My favorite author Michael Lewis has just released a book called "The Big Short" & its going to the top of the best sellers . Michael Lewis's book excerpt- The Big Short on Michael Burry is really great. The overall theme is that Michael Burry, a hedge fund manager, who is blind in one eye and an ex-neurology student saw the sub prime crisis mess before anybody else and made money from it. The really fascinating part is that one of the main reasons, he was able to do it is because he Asperger's syndrome.
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Trefis.com - Handy tool for investors |
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Nov 17, 2009
Its amazing, how many times, you have an idea, write it down to execute it at a "later time" and somebody comes along and just does that.
I had that same exact feeling when I read about Trefis.com at Techcrunch . This is a pretty cool site that actually lets you do fundamental investing in a reasonable scientific way i.e. have an opinion on where the company is actually going.
For example, I wrote this email 2 Years ago on Jan 11th 2007. I could have used Trefis to make a much more scientific prediction of the impact of ...
The Single Best Image Explaining Subprime Mortgages, the Financial Crisis & the Role of Investment Banks |
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Oct 09, 2009
From the Washington Post
Wall Street devised exotic securities to earn fees from the debt boom.
By Brenna Maloney, Jill Drew, Ellen Nakashima and Todd Lindeman - The Washington Post - October 15, 2008
Is Twitter Worth a $1 Billion? Can They Generate $300M in Revenue in 5 Years? |
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Sep 25, 2009
TechCrunch first reported about Twitter closing in on funding at a billion dollar valuation. Wall Street Journal confirmed the news that it was indeed raising $100M at a billion dollar valuation.
As is normally the case, whenever a big deal happens about an Internet Startup (see Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube etc...), there is a huge outcry about bubble, valuations, hot air etc...
For example, one of my favorite companies, whose book really laid the foundation of my philosphy for operating an internet service, released a mock press release making fun of billion dollar valuations. While 37 Signals has been talking about ...
TechCrunch first reported about Twitter closing in on funding at a billion dollar valuation. Wall Street Journal confirmed the news that it was indeed raising $100M at a billion dollar valuation.
As is normally the case, whenever a big deal happens about an Internet Startup (see Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube etc...), there is a huge outcry about bubble, valuations, hot air etc...
For example, one of my favorite companies, whose book really laid the foundation of my philosphy for operating an internet service, released a mock press release making fun of billion dollar valuations. While 37 Signals has been talking about ...