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How To Play Post Earnings Gaps In High Growth Momentum Stocks 7 Aug 2013 | 08:55 pm
I’ve been through this lesson before here on this blog, a long time back, but since it is one of the most important to teach, I’ll go through it again. Understanding the flow of money into and out of ...
Why LinkedIn (LNKD) Will be a $300 Stock This Time Next Year 1 Aug 2013 | 02:41 am
One of the most basic algorithms we used at both Geller Capital and Surfview Capital was the intersection between high revenue growth and companies that crushed their wall street EPS estimates quarter...
How To Make Earnings Estimates For Non Pro Analysts 21 Jul 2013 | 10:14 pm
Over the past few years running Estimize I’ve had countless people ask me to write a post on how to make earnings estimates. Before I get into that, let me very briefly explain why this is even import...
Teaching: How To Think About The Market Like A Hedge Fund Manager 4 Jul 2013 | 08:27 pm
This coming Tuesday (7/9) I’ll be teaching my Skillshare class again at WeWork Labs on the 8th Floor at 7PM (175 Varick Street, New York, NY 10013). You can find the class description and register to...
Keeping Other Team Members On An Even Keel 3 Jul 2013 | 08:03 pm
One of the toughest things to do as the Founder and CEO of a startup is to keep your emotional level at an even keel given all of the ups and downs inherent in the process. Understanding where your em...
Airbnb Set to Crush Home Away, Eat Marriott’s Lunch, and Come Public at $10B+ Valuation 18 Jun 2013 | 02:08 am
Last week we added 7 private companies to the Estimize database, including Airbnb (AIRB). You can read about it on the blog, or the great coverage from Erin Griffith at Pando Daily. I wanted to take s...
Why I Joined WordSentry As An Advisor 12 Jun 2013 | 02:37 am
You may remember a few months back I tweeted about a company called WordSentry. That was about 3 minutes after I found out what they even did. Now, I’ve never made an angel investment in a startup, I’...
Launching Private Companies On Estimize 11 Jun 2013 | 02:00 pm
I’m really excited to announce the launch of Private Companies today on the Estimize platform. In short, you will now be able to estimate on metrics for select non public companies. But before I get i...
What Do Maps, Politics, Google, Collaborative Data, Privacy, Waze, and Commerce All Have In Common? 9 Jun 2013 | 09:44 pm
Google is buying the Israeli maps startup Waze for $1.3B. This should be a massive wakeup call to everyone regarding just how important maps are to the future of everything, from politics, to social, ...
Democracy Vs. Rule of Law 7 Jun 2013 | 09:52 pm
As you know, I take a very realist view of things. The world is what it is and will be what it will be, you wanting it to be different won’t change anything unless you’re willing to take action. I hav...