Feb 5, 2021Member-onlyHow to be an angel investor in early stage startups when you don’t have any moneyBeing an angel investor is quite trendy now and so, as inevitably happens when something becomes trendy, I’ve recently started to see a ton of backlash harrumphing against young people angel investing “to look cool on twitter when they can’t afford to”.Angel Investing9 min read
May 26, 2020Member-onlyA Complete History of My Salary & WagesA few months ago, I listened to a podcast interview of Ashley C Ford where she laid out the details on how much money she makes, and from which sources. I’ve thought about it a couple times since then and found it very grounding and reassuring whenever I did, even…Startup Life8 min read
Dec 28, 2018Top 5 Books of 2018I read a ton of books in 2018. Most them were fine. Five of them were great. I find myself continuing to bring up in conversations with friends, so I decided to share with you, my e-friends. Educated by Tara Westover [amazon] Wow. Educated is a WILD memoir: Westover grows up in a survivalist fundamental…Books3 min read
Apr 29, 2014How the Decoy Effect Inflated My Grocery BudgetRelative Pricing and my Cognitive Biases — For our last company book club, I reread one of my favorite books: Dan Ariely’s Predictably Irrational. In the very first chapter he explains how relative pricing options can change decisions. In marketing, this specific way of using relative pricing is referred to as the “decoy effect” I’ve seen this…2 min read