The Wild, Wild West…aka the Internet
Investing / Investment Groups / Private Equity / US Markets

The Wild, Wild West…aka the Internet

I believe we will look back one day at the innovations that changed our lives (within our lifetime) and shake our heads. I believe massive regulation will change the Internet. I believe it has to. Just like in the 1800s, when the freedom of the American West became the breeding ground of legends, it did … Continue reading

What can we learn from the Olympic Athletes?
Goals / Leadership / Positive Mental Attitude / Private Equity / Start-ups / Success / Wealth

What can we learn from the Olympic Athletes?

It always amazes me; the psychology of sports. As I wrote in June 2013: I am fully aware of the power of the mind when it relates to not just sports, but business…and ultimately success and failure. How can Olympic records, as they relate to time, distance, and precision, be constantly broken year after year? … Continue reading

Have you kept your powder dry?
Capital / Investing / Markets / Private Equity / Stocks / US Markets

Have you kept your powder dry?

If you have followed our two years’ worth of predictions (read Grace Century press release in 2014 and Grace Century press release 2013), you have profited well and were prepared for the recent pull back in the markets. Any time a market, any market, moves more than 8% in a year to the upside it is exceptional. … Continue reading

Success, Horace Greely, and Na-nana-nana
Entrepreneurship / Leadership / Start-ups / Success / Wealth

Success, Horace Greely, and Na-nana-nana

Get over it. Not everyone hopes you are successful. Outside of your parents and (maybe) family; it is a lion’s den. On the contrary most hope… heck, they pray that you aren’t successful. This applies to work, relationships, and generally everything. Where does my cynicism originate? How can I be so pessimistic about my fellow-man? … Continue reading