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.
When August 2018 ends, should the trend continue, the current bull market will become the longest bull market (post-World War II,) taking over for the S&P 500 surge from November 1990 to March 2000.
Today's bull market run started after the financial crisis caused by the US housing bubble collapse.
Full Infographic via Visual Capitalist
What ended the previous runs?
Who knows why a bull market really ends? After-the-fact, it’s easy to proclaim that previous bull runs ended for a “reason”. Looking back, there was the dot-com bubble, Russia launching Sputnik, the energy crisis (and double-digit inflation), Black Monday, the housing bubble, etc.
There is an undertone of fear as interest rates rise, stimulus tightens, and debt rises.
Nonetheless:
Should we be worried?
Ultimately, the Market is not the Economy. And, traders have not been skittish recently.
In addition, markets aren’t governed by the laws of physics ... so, what goes up doesn’t really have to go down (at least not all the way).
However, there are signs of underlying weakness. And while markets are impossible to predict, and history doesn’t really repeat itself (though it often rhymes) ... a number of indicators are flashing that have previously signaled a recession.
A trader knows that a trend continues until it breaks. This one hasn’t broken.
Nothing works forever, but there is always something working.
Pay attention, and respond accordingly.
Let me know what you think.
Onwards!
A Rennaissance in Mathematics: The Mathematician Who Cracked Wall Street
Jim Simons is a mathematician and cryptographer who realized that the complex math he used to break codes could help explain financial patterns – and he made billions because of it in his notoriously secretive hedge fund firm called Renaissance Technologies.
He is famous not only for the duration of his success and the size of his results ... but also for the way he made his money (with much lower volatility and risk than his peers and competitors).
His background is impressive. Simons taught at Harvard and MIT and worked with the NSA. Here is a video where he shares some thoughts in a 2015 TED talk interview. It's worth a watch.
TED via Youtube
Interesting stuff ... I hope you got something from it.
Despite advanced math still being a mystery to many, most rely on it more than ever ... for example, look at what we're seeing with the growth of machine learning and AI.
The Heart of AI is Still in Humans
Simons built a team of mathematicians whose motivation was doing exciting mathematics and science (rather than hired guns who could be lured away by money).
That doesn't mean money wasn't a motivator, but it hits on something important.
The heart of good math and good AI will always benefit from the quality of the humans around it. You still have to champion integrity, culture, and purpose.
Better Math as a Competitive Advantage
If you've been to our office, or heard me speak, you know how important I believe those ideas are to continuing prosperity.
Constant innovation on a massive scope and scale create more ways to win.
Onwards!
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