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1/ A Tail hunter is concerned with only one form of trend. The trend with directional extension.
There are many forms of trend hidden in this series such as random trend components, trends within mean reverting cycles and a primary trend of directional extension.
There are many forms of trend hidden in this series such as random trend components, trends within mean reverting cycles and a primary trend of directional extension.
2/ Unlike many other forms of momentum seeker, to capture these directional trends, we need loose pants to allow for the many other forms of trend that interfere with the trend we are seeking.....the Outlier.
3/ So our models are very simple...but that is just the way we like it. No profit targets like our other momentum brethren seeking different trends, just a simple stop and trailing stop giving freedom for movement along the course of this directional series.
1/ When I ask seasoned investors the best way to get good at investing, they all say the same thing: start a syndicate.
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2/ The cool thing about syndicates is that you get the same terms as the lead. But there's no pressure to invest unless you want to. For angels, being in a syndicate is a great way to get dealflow. But being in a syndicate and starting a syndicate are totally different things.
3/ I sat down with @b_nicks11 (my colleague) who runs 2 successful angel syndicates: the Uplyft Syndicate and Angel Squad.
Brian's helped 70 startups raise $25m from ~2k investors.
Here are some of his learnings around running a syndicate. (also here: hustlefund.vc/post/tips-on-s…)
Brian's helped 70 startups raise $25m from ~2k investors.
Here are some of his learnings around running a syndicate. (also here: hustlefund.vc/post/tips-on-s…)
Finding your purpose is simple but not easy
With 7 career changes and getting laid off 3 times…
I felt like I failed at everything 😔
Last year it seemed
I STILL didn't know what I wanted to be when I grew up
My wake up call came from a series of events
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With 7 career changes and getting laid off 3 times…
I felt like I failed at everything 😔
Last year it seemed
I STILL didn't know what I wanted to be when I grew up
My wake up call came from a series of events
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Getting laid off from a cool job on the innovation team at a bank was hard, but the last layoff stung the most.
I shattered my target
They still let me go
Despite what grandma says.
There’s no security in being employed
I shattered my target
They still let me go
Despite what grandma says.
There’s no security in being employed
My dad passed away last year.
He had been counting down the days to retirement since his 30s.
He passed away with a year to go.
I questioned:
What am I doing?
What is the point of anything?
He had been counting down the days to retirement since his 30s.
He passed away with a year to go.
I questioned:
What am I doing?
What is the point of anything?
Here's my 30 minute video on The Power of Asking Questions
I'd like to thank @Kamphey for the nudge. It wasn't as scary as I thought and @loom was incredibly easy to use.
No time for a video? Summary 👇
loom.com/share/a055314b…
I'd like to thank @Kamphey for the nudge. It wasn't as scary as I thought and @loom was incredibly easy to use.
No time for a video? Summary 👇
loom.com/share/a055314b…
Asking questions is a theme throughout my life starting when I got in trouble all the time as a kid for asking too many questions
I had an upbringing where things were very binary
