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CIOs and Bow Ties

CIO Greg Silberman interviews guests and highlights interesting investment opportunities in the private markets.
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Ecommerce Is At The Center Of The Capital Diversity Equation

https://bit.ly/3lG7kki (come learn with me) points form the article: - Understanding where people are coming from culturally allows you to cater to a whole array of needs that sometimes aren’t addressed in traditional venture capital. - It stands to reason that aiming all your efforts to one group is a money-losing endeavor. By diversifying your staff and your target demos, you widen your earning potential. - My first life sciences investment was a unicorn, and so was my first fintech investment...

Sep 20, 20218 min

£15bn worth of London homes sit empty, as Londoners squabble over supply

https://bit.ly/2WV1GCv (Come Learn WIth Me - video) points form the article: - £15bn worth of London homes sit empty, as Londoners squabble over supply - London has made a name for itself as a destination for ultra-wealthy buyers to snap up prime real estate as assets and holiday homes, while prospective homeowners squabble over a reduced supply. - It is, of course, worrying to see that so many houses are sitting empty and unused across the country, especially as in 2020, more than a quarter of ...

Sep 06, 20214 min

China and the US are locked in a superpower tech war to 'win the 21st century

Come learn with me (Video) https://ab.co/3fyQ1iR points form the article: - China and the US are locked in a superpower tech war to 'win the 21st century - Chang's company is building a prototype agricultural robot that kills weeds by spraying hot oil on them, potentially solving the problem of herbicide-resistant weeds plaguing the world's farms. - "I think it's really true what they say — a month in Shenzhen is similar to four months anywhere else in the world." - While the US has long had the...

Aug 10, 202113 min

Bitcoin tumbles 12% after US authorities claw back most of Colonial Pipeline crypto ransom

https://lnkd.in/emvDuW3 (Come Learn With Me) https://lnkd.in/eT6uC-x points form the article: - Bitcoin tumbles 12% after US authorities claw back most of Colonial Pipeline crypto ransom - The DOJ's new Ransomware and Digital Extortion Task Force has recovered most of the Colonial Pipeline ransom. - The task force recovered 63.7 bitcoin or $2.3 million worth of the $4.3 million ransom. - The FBI declined to specifically say how it seized the funds from "Darkside" hackers. - recover a digital cur...

Jul 15, 20214 min

United Airlines agrees to purchase 15 Boom supersonic airliners #aerospace #airlines #airliners

https://tcrn.ch/3wczvKS Come learn With Me - Video points form the article: - United Airlines agrees to purchase 15 Boom supersonic airliners - Overture full-scale commercial supersonic passenger jet beginning in 2025, with a planned 2029 date for the beginning of commercial service - United is obviously interested in the benefits of supersonic flight, which aims to reduce travel times by half, but it’s also looking to boost its sustainability profile with this deal with Boom. - The company is f...

Jul 05, 20213 min

Grocery Prices Up Steeply From Same Time Last Year

https://bit.ly/3gka5WP YouTube (Come Learn With Me) points Interested in an educational series on hyperinflation, the Weimer Republic and how to profit in a hyperinflation? Write back and let me know. - Grocery Prices Up Steeply From Same Time Last Year - Nearly everything at the store, from beef and cereal, to fruit and veggies, costs more than it did a year ago. - The average prices in March of 2021 for pork chops and chicken breasts are both up more than 10% compared to March of 2020. Eggs an...

Jun 14, 20215 min

SPAC transactions come to a halt amid SEC crackdown, cooling retail investor interest #retail​

https://cnb.cx/3dQCsKZ​ YouTube (Come Learn With Me) points form the article: - SPAC transactions come to a halt amid SEC crackdown, cooling retail investor interest - After a record of 109 new SPAC deals in March alone, issuance has now come to almost a standstill with just 10 SPACs in April, according to data from SPAC Research. - The SEC issued accounting guidance that would classify SPAC warrants as liabilities instead of equity instruments. - Bank of America’s client flows showed that retai...

May 03, 20216 min

Tech investors pump millions into NFT start-ups as digital collectibles boom

https://cnb.cx/39INsId points form the article: - Tech investors pump millions into NFT start-ups as digital collectibles boom - NFTs, or non-fungible tokens, have exploded in popularity this year in tandem with a rise in the values of cryptocurrencies like bitcoin and ether. - The trend hasn’t gone unnoticed by investors, who have poured $90 million into NFT and digital collectibles companies so far in 2021. - “It’s one of the most exciting developments we’ve seen in crypto for years,” Andrei B...

Apr 20, 20215 min

Why Are So Many SPAC Targets EV Companies?

https://bit.ly/39KpYlL​ Come learn with me points form the article: - Why Are So Many SPAC Targets EV Companies? - Electric-truck maker Nikola Motor Co. went public through a SPAC merger in summer 2020, and was one of a few high-profile SPAC transactions that helped make blank-check company mergers en vogue (DraftKings and Virgin Galactic were the other two). - Revenue projections vs. actual revenue - The way that they’re able to go public through a SPAC is the SPAC process allows them to use re...

Apr 12, 20216 min

How Venture Capitalists Can Power The Fourth Industrial Revolution

Article - https://bit.ly/2Pow7wK​ Video - Come Learn With me points form the article: - How Venture Capitalists Can Power The Fourth Industrial Revolution - Rapid proliferation of companies that focus on technologies like artificial intelligence (AI), quantum computing, blockchain and biotechnology - 4IR Companies Are Addressing The Biggest Problems We Face - A Deloitte survey of C-suite executives found that “societal impact” was by far the “top factor used to measure success when evaluating an...

Mar 29, 20219 min

A Look Inside VC Firms Joining The SPAC Rush

https://bit.ly/3sYrO9L points form the article: - A Look Inside VC Firms Joining The SPAC Rush - So far this year, more than 160 SPACs have raised over $48 billion in gross proceeds. In comparison, last year — also a record year for SPACs — 248 blank-check companies raised $83 billion - Lerer Hippeau, Khosla Ventures and Advancit Capital all formed SPACs - A VC firm will likely target its own portfolio companies to acquire, meaning they have a conflict of interest when it comes to allocating pri...

Mar 15, 20219 min

The Next Cybersecurity Risk Management Model Post the COVID-19 Crisis

http://bit.ly/3e90BgA Youtube - Come Learn With Me points form the article: - The Next Cybersecurity Risk Management Model Post the COVID-19 Crisis - Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) approach, which allows employees to access corporate information while staying at home. - update your cybersecurity management, an assessment - personal data on online platforms such as social media sites - bait victims into clicking links that are related to the pandemic. - Encourage the dynamic use of cyber threat int...

Mar 08, 20219 min

2 biotech firms investing $228M to open plants in Puerto Rico

http://bit.ly/2MxjVZA points form the article: - 2 biotech firms investing $228M to open plants in Puerto Rico - CytoImmune Therapeutics, Inc. and Biosimilar Solutions, LLC will establish operations in Puerto Rico to develop their biotechnology products. - Biosimilar Sciences will work on biotech products, including a COVID-19 vaccine. - Biosimilar’s current product portfolio has an approximate market value of $30 billion. - Puerto Rico who helped make our presence here possible have been suppor...

Mar 01, 20215 min

Silver Futures Soar 8%, Rise Above $29 As Reddit Hordes Pile In

Silver Futures Soar 8%, Rise Above $29 As Reddit Hordes Pile In YouTube points form the article: - Silver Futures Soar 8%, Rise Above $29 As Reddit Hordes Pile In - SD Bullion sold nearly 10x the number of silver ounces that we normally would sell in an entire weekend - little inventory left from suppliers/mints going into Friday close. - bullion dealers are now facing massive shortages of physical coins - the short squeeze:Buy SLV shares (or PSLV shares) and SLV call options to force physical d...

Feb 22, 20219 min

As Bitcoin’s Price Surges, Affluent Investors Start to Take a Look

https://nyti.ms/2Za4LfD points form the article: - As Bitcoin’s Price Surges, Affluent Investors Start to Take a Look - Cryptocurrencies, originally a way to conduct business outside the financial system, are increasingly seen as an asset akin to private equity or venture capital. - price of a single Bitcoin has gone from zero to over $30,000 in that time. - ramifications of including Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies in portfolios as well as trusts, - investors comfort are the custody and othe...

Feb 15, 202112 min

Need a lift? SpaceX launches record spacecraft in cosmic rideshare program

http://reut.rs/3crtfZz​ points from the article: - SpaceX launches record spacecraft in cosmic rideshare program - 143 spacecraft into space on Sunday, a new record for the most spaceships deployed on a single mission - The reusable rocket ferried 133 commercial and government spacecraft and 10 Starlink satellites to space - several thousand needed to offer broadband internet globally - a $10 billion investment it estimates could generate $30 billion annually - Musk’s interplanetary rocket progr...

Feb 08, 20215 min

How to structure cannabis biz for tax and legal efficiency - Part 3

[Frame - 01:01] Other challenges re: federal illegality and how to deal with them e.g. Banking [Frame - 05:18] Prospect of Federal Legalization and effect on company structure going forward For part 1 go here --> https://bit.ly/38EbdkZ For part 2 go here --> https://bit.ly/3nyK8Uz This communication is available for information purposes only and does not constitute an offer or sale or any form of general solicitation or general advertising of interests in any fund or investment vehicle. An...

Nov 13, 202013 min

How to structure cannabis biz for tax and legal efficiency - Part 2

[Frame - 01:01] How does that result in structuring a Cannabis Business? [Frame - 03:00] How does that differ for cultivation, manufacturing and dispensary? For part 1 go here --> https://bit.ly/38EbdkZ For part 3 go here --> https://bit.ly/3nlTQt3 This communication is available for information purposes only and does not constitute an offer or sale or any form of general solicitation or general advertising of interests in any fund or investment vehicle. Any such offer will only be made in...

Nov 11, 202010 min

How to structure cannabis biz for tax and legal efficiency - Part 1

[Frame - 00:55] Marshall Minor – Introduction [Frame - 02:00] Brief background including involvement in cannabis companies [Frame - 06:40] Comments on latest legalization – NJ, Montana, Arizona, SD [Frame - 10:50] What is 280E? For part 2 go here --> https://bit.ly/3nyK8Uz For part 3 go here --> https://bit.ly/3nlTQt3 This communication is available for information purposes only and does not constitute an offer or sale or any form of general solicitation or general advertising of interests...

Nov 09, 202015 min

How to Structure Solar Deals with CIO Stu Caplan - Part 3

[Frame - 01:03] State taxes [Frame - 01:03] Is the federal solar tax credit going away in 2020? For part 1 go --> https://bit.ly/2DTUvB8 For part 2 go --> https://bit.ly/323LkGk This communication is available for information purposes only and does not constitute an offer or sale or any form of general solicitation or general advertising of interests in any fund or investment vehicle. Any such offer will only be made in compliance with applicable state and federal securities laws pursuant ...

Aug 21, 202016 min
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