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I want you to picture the stereotypical cannabis user. What kind of clothes are they wearing? What does their hair look like? Where do they work? Do they look something like this? Now I want you to think about a…

“Unfortunately, bubbles are only recognized with 100 percent certainty in 20/20 hindsight,” says the man who accurately predicted the 2008 housing crash and the beginning the current housing slowdown. James Stark, who manages well over $1 billion, thinks we are…

He was on the outside patio smoking like a chimney when we walked in the front door of the house. “Who is smoking!?” My wife asked. “Oh, that’s Rick. He’s outside,” replied our neighbor. We had just arrived at our…

“It is easy to sit up and take notice, What is difficult is getting up and taking action.” -Honore de Balzac It’s the idea of living with regrets. Waking up each morning knowing that your schedule for the day is…

If you were to ask the average investor where their wealth is held, they’d probably say something like, “Stocks, bonds, commodities, cash, and some real estate.” That’s a perfect answer according to most financial advisors. It’s a great idea to…

Early this year, in February, we traveled to Denver, Colorado to learn about the blossoming cannabis industry. In addition to hearing from top industry experts, we also physically toured the facilities of several different cannabis companies. We shook hands with…

That was the theme at this year’s StartCon event in Sydney, Australia. Our very own Kyle Ellicott was a keynote speaker there this past week, where he discussed effective ways for startups to market to investors. The statement “Silicon Valley…

“You don’t actually know where it is?” I asked. “Well, it’s somewhere around here. In this general area. I remember this mesquite tree. Just give me a couple minutes,” he responded. I paused for second before asking, “You don’t have…

Cigarette smoke, sticky restaurant floors, and overpriced drinks. That’s what comes to mind when I think of Las Vegas. Really, I’d rather go to almost any other city in the world to avoid the feeling of a three day hangover…

“It’s tempting for me to say that, ‘People shouldn’t invest in China so I have less competition.’ So, everyone who is listening: Don’t invest in China.” That’s what David Rubenstein had to say about investing in China while at the…