Capitalogix hosted a party for a private group of investors, partners, and friends this week.
We celebrated how far we've come and how excited we are about where we're going.
I am grateful for all the help and advice that got us here. If the past is any predictor, we're going to need a lot more.
Thanks for being a part of our journey.
Onwards!
You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with. ~ Jim Rohn
Surrounding yourself with the right people, and joining peer groups like Strategic Coach, Genius Network, Vistage, or the Entrepreneurs' Organization is vital to your growth. They bring together brilliant minds and industry transformers together in forums focused on innovation, creative disruption, and possibility.
Peer groups help you set (and raise) standards. They help bring new capabilities, but also new possibilities, new found energies and a reconnection to your purpose, mission, and values.
If you're not ready for that commitment, listening to podcasts from those people that have done what you want to do and gone where you want to go is a great step towards reaching those same goals.
In that vein, I recently went to Alaska with some friends. While there, I got to be on Entrepreneur Weekly with some of my close friends from Genius Network.
The following podcast features me and these guys:
The entire episode is less than 39 minutes. My piece starts around the 11:30 mark and goes for about 5 minutes. I open with a pretty big claim ... Check it out!
Pursue Passionately
If you understand what you really want and if you focus on that, rather than what you don’t want or all the things that are wrong; as long as you’re moving in that direction, and you don’t give up, the result is inevitable. ~ Howard Getson
When I was a kid, I couldn't imagine being where I am today ... nor could I imagine the path that took me here.
Looking back, it all makes sense. I didn't always know where I was going ... but I was passionate about business, and I was driven towards a greater purpose. From selling painted sand terrariums at the farmer's market to building an artificial intelligence powered hedge fund there's a common thread and a driving force.
Don't be afraid to take the risks that may injure your present to make way for your future.
The Fourth Industrial Revolution
The advent of AI is going to be as dramatic for society as the invention of electricity. ~ Howard Getson
Artificial intelligence will solve problems and create opportunities on a scope and scale that is beyond our current comprehension.
I was lucky to be in the right place at the right time to build this company and capitalize on this opportunity. Realize, however, that I had to recognize the vision before there was an opportunity to capture.
Life is about making your future bigger than your past. There are plenty of opportunities out there if you know what you want.
Let me know what you are passionate about. I'd love to help.
Jennifer and I are in Maine, where it’s getting a little chilly ... and the leaves are starting to turn autumn colors. Probably my favorite weather.
Hope you are having a nice Labor Day Weekend.
Winter may not be coming ... but fall is near.
Here are some of the posts that caught my eye recently. Hope you find something interesting.
My experience is that you tend to see the same people on the way up ... as you do on the way down.
Here are some of the posts that caught my eye recently. Hope you find something interesting.
Maybe bulls are just superstitiousEven though investors are buying, they won’t say they’re bullish in sentiment surveys. The Advisor & Investor Model (AIM) is a model that averages the momentum of the four major sentiment surveys. It has been below 50% for 6 months, one of the longest streaks since 1970.via SentimenTraderNobody wants to shortAmong active investment managers, even the most bearish one is betting on a rally, which is a break from other surveys which mostly show apathetic sentiment. Unlike other surveys, this one has less of a contrarian bent, however.Call buyers returnOn the ISE exchange, recently, there were more than 200 call options bought for every 100 puts. That’s typically interpreted as a sign of excessive optimism from options traders.So, how are you feeling about the markets. Let me know.
Turns out, Google is tracking your location history - even when you turn off location tracking in Google Maps.
It's increasingly apparent that privacy in today's digital age is a farce.
If you want to actually stop Google from tracking location (short of selling all of your material possessions and living off the grid) turn off your device information, location history and web activity here. This will depersonalize your searches as well - so your ads will (hopefully) not know your deepest darkest secrets anymore.
Here are some of the posts that caught my eye recently. Hope you find something interesting.
Does Entry Level Still Mean Entry Level?
We often hear millennials complaining about today's job climate.
Is there any validity to that belief system?
Apparently, yes.
According to TalentWorks, after analyzing a random sample of over 95,000 job listings they discovered that 61% of full-time "entry-level" jobs require 3+ years of experience.
Turns out "Experience Inflation" is a real thing. Brings context towards the shift away from traditional education I mentioned a couple months ago.
TalentWorks also found that three, five, and eight years are the magic numbers for upgrading your job title.
Mid-level jobs open up to you after five years, and senior level jobs open up after eight.
I guess Millennials get a pass on this one ... just this once.
With that said, we've had great success with the few high school interns we hired. Perhaps the passion and interest that caused them to look for serious work, so early, was a great way for them to get experience (and an early indicator of true talent)?
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