Month: July 2022

  • Which Countries Produce the Most Wheat?

    Global wheat production is concentrated in just a handful of countries. Here’s a look at the top wheat-producing countries worldwide. The post Which Countries Produce the Most Wheat? appeared first on Visual Capitalist.

  • Ranked: Top 10 Highest-Paid Celebrities

    In 2021, the top 10 highest-paid celebrities earned a combined $2.7 billion. Peter Jackson came in first place, earning $580 million. The post Ranked: Top 10 Highest-Paid Celebrities appeared first on Visual Capitalist.

  • Breaking Points

    Two weeks ago, Mitt Romney wrote an opinion piece in The Atlantic titled, “America Is in Denial”. The piece highlights numerous potentially “cataclysmic events” facing the nation, namely droughts out west, inflation, rising debt levels, profligate gove…

  • Breaking Points

    Two weeks ago, Mitt Romney wrote an opinion piece in The Atlantic titled, “America Is in Denial”. The piece highlights numerous potentially “cataclysmic events” facing the nation, namely droughts out west, inflation, rising debt levels, profligate gove…

  • Flare Capital Team Updates…

    It is always nice to ring the bell when a great person joins our investment team – this time we get to ring the bell twice. Venture capital firms simply do not need to hire a lot of people. While … Continue reading →

  • Reboot 2022 Q4 Leadership Bootcamp

    Registration is open for the 2022 Q4 Leadership Bootcamp, which is happening in Boulder, Colorado, on Nov 10-13, 2022. Regular readers of this blog know about my long-time (back to 1996) friendship with Reboot co-founder and CEO Jerry Colonna. What you may not know is that several years ago, Jerry and his partner Ali Schultz…

  • A (personal) midsummer update

    This is my occasional newsletter published on July 31, 2022. Hello everyone, Since it has been a minute, I thought it would be good to send you a quick update.  You have not heard from me because I didn’t have much to say. When I was not working, I spent my time visiting family, reading…

  • Sunday Reads and Listens –

    Happy Sunday. Last night I watched the HBO Arther Ashe documentary ‘Citizen Ashe‘ and really enjoyed it. I got into tennis at the age of 10 the year Arthur won Wimbledon. He packed a lot of smiles and warmth and goodness into a short life. Switching gears…young people will enjoy this piece titled ‘The Case…

  • A good spec

    If you hand a good spec to three providers, you’ll get three variations back in return. The way you know your spec is worthwhile is that you can live with the differences between them. If it’s worth caring about, it’s worth wr…

  • Illiquid Startup Equity as a Feature

    With the continued volatility in the public markets, which are now on a strong upswing, it’s tempting to look at the stock prices and investments on a regular basis. Great, the market is up 2% today, how’s my portfolio? Bummer, the market is down 1% today, how’s my portfolio? Of course, it’s outside our control…