Paul Graham has a fantastic article on the perils of raising money and advice on how to best … Continue reading “A Fundraising Survival Guide”

If you had purchased $1,000 of Delta Air Lines stock one year ago, you would have $49 left. … Continue reading “Drink heavily and recycle :)”

My good friend Auren Hoffman just wrote an interesting article on why entrepreneurs end up investing mostly in … Continue reading “Why active entrepreneurs mostly invest in consumer Internet companies”

It annoys me to no end that even as banks have massively diluted their shareholders to raise capital, … Continue reading “Banking Management: No time for half measures”

Vanity Fair has a fascinating article on Rupert Murdoch. Michael Wolff has been given unprecedented access to Murdoch … Continue reading “Tuesdays with Rupert”

It’s very rare for former heads of states to play a meaningful role in world affairs after their … Continue reading “The Clinton Global Initiative is very impressive”

Dear American: I need to ask you to support an urgent secret business relationship with a transfer of … Continue reading “Nigeria on the Potomac :)”

I am not usually a fan of his style, but in this case, his outburst was justified and … Continue reading “Jim Cramer's August 2007 outburst is a must watch!”

By Steven E Worst financial crisis since the Great Depression? Yes—but don’t be cowed by talk of calamity. … Continue reading “All Hail the Fed: why to be skeptical about the priciest bailout ever”

By Stacie Rabinowitz So I mentioned to Fabrice that I had been explaining credit default swaps to a … Continue reading “Credit Default Swaps”

There is a great series of interviews on the topic of happiness on Ted.com. Check them out at: … Continue reading “What Makes Us Happy?”

Tropic Thunder is very funny! Given my travels in the past month, I am falling a bit behind … Continue reading “Tropic Thunder is very funny!”

It will never displace traditional news, but Twitter is excellent for confirming earthquakes and other disasters, natural and … Continue reading “Interesting unforeseen application of social networks”

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are privately owned and run government sponsored enterprises (GSEs). Fannie Mae was founded … Continue reading “Fannie Mae & Freddie Mac: How we got here and what to do next”