To be honest, this story is more than a story of how powerful information can be. It is also a story about the power of money, the advantages of taking the long view, sticking to your principles and refusing to take short cuts even when it seems like others are doing it and succeeding, while […]
Month: January 2017
J. P. Morgan Does a $1 trillion Deal
In the world of deal making, single or double digit billion dollar deals have become common place. They’re still nice and represent a huge pay day and guaranteed bonus cut for whoever seals them, but they’re just not that special anymore. But then every now and then, someone closes a triple digit billion dollar deal […]
Jay-z’s #Illuminati Plug Comes Through
See that smile? That’s all money. Apparently, Sprint bought one third of Jay’s music streaming service Tidal for a cool $200m, valuing the company at around $600m. Not sure how much of that is directly connected to Jigga’s net worth since he has a bunch of artistes as co-owners but I’m sure it’s a healthy […]
Amazon’s Wonderful Credit Card Just Got Better
I don’t know what the deal is out there in Seattle but Amazon has been on a tear this year (read my post on why you should buy their stock this year). Now, the company is still sweetening it’s value proposition, this time in their financing/credit card department. Amazon, in collaboration with my favorite bank, […]
Real Estate Info for Lagos (And Nigeria in general)
I always look into Nigerian real estate as part of my educational activities, and in the past, Lamudi Lagos’ blog was a great resource for me. For instance, they had charts showing the distribution of demand and supply in the Lagos housing market, the costs of development for different parts of the city and more. […]
Buy #Amazon 2017
Amazon, Amazon, Amazon. The gift that keeps on giving. Jeff Bezos has been my favorite CEO since Steve Jobs died, and increasingly Amazon is becoming my favorite company. Their retail story is well digested and understood. Amazon knows one thing: the key to retail is to make the friction between the decision to buy stuff […]
Buy Bitcoin 2017
A number of people have hit me up to ask about Bitcoin so instead of repeating myself to multiple people, I’ve decided to make a post. You’re all welcome. Now, I’m not an expert in cryptocurrency so don’t say that I gave you that impression. This is a personal blog. These are just my opinions. […]
