I was originally going to use the word “Stupid” in the header of this post, but I want to disagree with someone, not offend him so I won’t. You can argue that I still have, but that’s indirect, it’s not in the caption, and none of us have a monopoly on stupid ideas. I’ve had […]
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Mutilated Currency Division or Why US Dollars Tend to Always Be Cleaner and Fresher than Naira
Every year, twenty three thousand cases get sent into the Mutilated Currency Division (MCD) of the US Treasury. The problem is usually very simple, someone has some physical cash that is damaged in some way. It could be either fire, water, chemicals, insects, animals, petrification from burying or whatever else. As long as the money […]
Constellation Brands Earnings Update
I’m sitting at my desk, sipping on black coffee and taking notes as my phone is connected to my living room speakers where Constellation Brands earnings call is going on. It’s days like this that working for myself is worth it. I can sit back, eat toast and drink coffee, update the investment spreadsheets with […]
Elon Musk vs. the SEC (how we got here)
I was a Tesla shareholder from 2012 until August 2017. My reasons for selling were very simple: I loved the company because they made great cars that combined technological futurism, environmental safety and performance. Insane, Apple level great, cars. But over the years, I had seen the CEO wreck the balance sheet by piling on […]
Company Profile: Tandem Diabetes Care (TNDM)
Meet Tandem Diabetes Care Business: Diabetes Care | HQ: San Diego, CA | Market Cap: $2.8 billion | CEO: Kim Blickenstaff | Revenue: $129 million | Net Income: -$73 m I’m hoping that none of my readers actually have diabetes, but we all have at least heard of the disease. It’s a condition that makes […]
Nike May Lose the Battle, But They’re Winning the War
Yesterday, Nike revealed the new campaign marking the 30th anniversary of their “Just Do It” marketing slogan, with NFL player Colin Kaepernick as the face of it. The Internets, understandably, went to shits. For one side of the culture, the campaign was a massive hit and a salute to American athletes who have been taking […]
There Was A Country: Book Review + Thoughts on Biafra
I bought Chinua Achebe’s Memoir, There Was A Country sometime last year, back when it was generating a lot of discussion on social media but I never really made a serious effort to read it until now. I love Chinua Achebe as a story teller, and I definitely loved this book. It is heavily political, as you […]
