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Insecurity, Confidence and Arrogance

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Insecurity, Confidence and Arrogance

Recently, I find myself thinking about confidence and, perhaps more precisely, the lack of confidence. What is confidence & why is it important? When you're confident, you can take up opportunities that others do not. You can approach that prospect to close that sales deal, do well for

What is your attention worth?

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What is your attention worth?

Talking about the market for attention and personal struggles of how to overcome digital addiction

Inspirato - a potential 1 PE stock

Inspirato - a potential 1 PE stock

What is Inspirato Inspirato is a luxury travel subscription company. Market Cap at publication ~ 120M. Ticker - $ISPO. Disclosure & Disclaimer: I own ISPO shares, and this is not investment advice. Inspirato (NASDAQ: ISPO) trades less than its NTM revenue at 0.35x Sales. ISPO is near its cash, at

CuriosityStream Update

CuriosityStream Update

Disclosure & Disclaimer: I own $CURI. This is not investment advice. Do your own research. You can lose money on securities. In this post, we will discuss updates from my previous post: 1. Price Action 2. Q3 Update 3. Guidance and Competition Q4s 4. Final thoughts Price Action Q3 for

CuriosityStream: Asymmetric Risk Vs Reward

CuriosityStream: Asymmetric Risk Vs Reward

Analysis of Curiosity Stream

Simple Rails app in 1h

Simple Rails app in 1h

In CS 169 this week, I developed a simple rails app (from the previous Sinatra-based web app). The main difference this week is the use of Databases. What also stood out was the speed and ease of development of tools. Access the project here: https://husbandacrobat-brotherhavana-3000.codio.io/movies Things

The most important lesson from stoicism

The most important lesson from stoicism

What do Theodore Roosevelt, George Washington and Adam Smith have in common? They all admired stoicism. Marcus Aurelius is a roman emperor who was a famous stoic. He had the weight of the world on his shoulders and yet had to be a good man in a backstabbing and political

Simple Hangman game

Simple Hangman game

Try out the project here: http://rocky-lowlands-23413.herokuapp.com Code available on GitHub on request (unable to share answers for homework) Mini project written for CS169 in Berkeley EECS. Developed using: 1. Ruby & Sinatra (simplistic web framework) 2. Bootstrap (so it doesn't look like crap) 3. Hosted

Check your motivations

Check your motivations

Have you seriously considered why you are doing what you’re doing? Your motivations are likely complicated - there's probably a cocktail of reasons behind it. Either way, thinking through and rationalising big decisions is essential instead of being on autopilot or going with the herd. Before starting

So you want to be an active public investor? (Characteristics of good investors)

So you want to be an active public investor? (Characteristics of good investors)

Some qualities of investors might surprise you; its not all about IQ, in fact what distinguishes investors has got to do alot more with temperament.

The role of an active public investor

The role of an active public investor

Investors aren't just money grabbing capitalist..

The danger of great companies

The danger of great companies

It might be tempting to invest in great companies, I explore below why they might offer much more dangers than expected

General investment idea categories

General investment idea categories

General investment idea categories to help crystalize your investment thesis

Your first startup

Your first startup

(work in progress - this is my series of articles relating to early startup thoughts I have - I’m rushing this out due to a talk for NYP. Please forgive me for any errors) ‌‌‌‌ It might be tempting to solve the biggest problems - like global warming, food shortage

Why you should try a solo travel trip

Why you should try a solo travel trip

I used to be a person who didn't like "travelling". I didn't understand why people had wanderlust. Until everything changed.

Travelling is totally different from taking a vacation

Travelling is totally different from taking a vacation

Has anyone ever asked you - I need a vacation from my vacation?

Do you have an Investment Framework??

Do you have an Investment Framework??

While my investment principles are the high-level guide for my stock picks and portfolio management, I use my Investment framework to grade companies at a detailed level.

7 investing principles to generate alpha

7 investing principles to generate alpha

These are the investment principles I use to guide my stock picks.

The Tesla Inside™ Intel

The Tesla Inside™ Intel

Part of my series for my Intel Investment Thesis. Talking about a little known self driving chip company called MobilEye

Why you must take a gap year in your time at Uni

Why you must take a gap year in your time at Uni

Do you know what is your passion in life? Do you know what you’d naturally like to do till late at night? As a mid-20s Singaporean, I often hear from my age group that they don’t know what they want to do. If you’re one of them…