Thursday, August 14, 2014

The Haiku of Finance for 08/14/14

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Strong analysis Train gifts in fluid foresight Scenario stats

Tyhee Gold Takes Risk on Sutter to Leverage Into Canada

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Tyhee Gold ( TDC.V ) is a junior gold mining company with a property in Canada that they obviously really like.  Their stated strategy is ...
Wednesday, August 13, 2014

The Haiku of Finance for 08/13/14

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Financial system Transform resources to wealth Disperse capital

Access Pharmaceuticals Needs Access to Earnings

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Access Pharmaceuticals ( ACCP ) seeks to bring nanopolymers into drug delivery.  Introducing polymer nanocomposites (PNCs) theoretically ...
Tuesday, August 12, 2014

The Haiku of Finance for 08/12/14

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Loud Bitcoin warning No consumer protection Proceed at own risk

Viggle Needs Income to Make Its Share Price Jiggle

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Viggle ( VGGL ) is one of those small online companies crying out for attention.  I'll be generous and give them some.  Their main pro...

Inuvo Tries to Compete With Big Ad Players

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The increasing confluence of RTB and SSP in online ad networks means small players have to do both equally well.  Competing with Google in ...
Monday, August 11, 2014

The Haiku of Finance for 08/11/14

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Interview pain point Find out customer's problem Show them solution

Pain Points in the Semiconductor and Solar Sectors

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I mentioned in my report from Intersolar / SEMICON 2014 that the semiconductor and solar sectors have some unmapped pain points.  I took i...

Financial Sarcasm Roundup for 08/11/14

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I have yet to find a financial expert on the Internet who is more sarcastic than me.   David Stockman's Contra Corner comes pretty clo...
Sunday, August 10, 2014

The Limerick of Finance for 08/10/14

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Job one of a startup is sales Don't focus on whether it scales Without revenue All bills will come due No one wants a startup that ...

Meditations on Early Investor Expectations for Startups

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I moderated a recent Angel Launch panel at Founders Space where some early stage investors shared their expectations with attentive entre...
Saturday, August 09, 2014

The Haiku of Finance for 08/09/14

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Zynga in trouble Mobile casual gaming Not such a gold mine
Friday, August 08, 2014

Alfidi Capital at AlwaysOn Silicon Valley Innovation Summit 2014

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I attended the AlwaysOn Silicon Valley Innovation Summit (SVIS) last week for the first time.  This conference has a long tradition of so...
Thursday, August 07, 2014

The Haiku of Finance for 08/07/14

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Tech change at high speed Spend on capex and research Stay at leading edge