-Kernel of a good idea & proof of concept
-Focal Point (Euan Blair - son of former PM)
-Attention of monied US Hedge Funds hunting returns 🚀 in a bubble
-Hedge Funds have influence in big Tech co's. Intro the two parties 📈
-Highfalutin aims
£130m investment ⏩ £260? in a year🎲
Dubbed "The Blair Rich Project" in the tabloids 😂
In fairness, it's a great idea that could change graduate tech recruitment
Will expand to senior Recruitment brand for it's alumni
Mining scams can be a brilliant way to con investors (pump & dump) and because of their erratic revenue streams & international make-up, they can be great vehicles to launder money through.
Maybe if you've just robbed a bank and need a getaway vehicle 💸
- Billionaires acting as back-channel diplomats (💰)
- Political actors orchestrating things but pretending they're not
- Qatar buy rights to #EPL for region
- Saudi pirate them #AJ#BeIn#BeOut
- SA try to buy NUFC
- Qatar say "No Way"
I got sucked into doing some amateur study of the economy of drug trafficking because of brilliant TV shows.
When you study the numbers, understand the geo-politics, social, criminal & financial elements behind the global industry... you realise just how powerful it really is!🎬
If you trace the industry from;
- Areas of production
- Transit routes
- End Markets
Then look at the money flows;
-Peso exchange
-Hawala networks
-Offshore
-Trade based money laundering
etc
Then the operational groups🧐
It's mind blowing in scale & influence @InSightCrime 🤯
This week #EddieHearn announced the worst kept secret in sports broadcasting - He's taking his show, Lock Stock, to Mr #Blavatnik first-mover streaming service.
A 29 year old front-man masquerading as an Instagram Billionaire (complete with macho boxing backstory & links to Indonesian investors & looted billions) #Suharto