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The War On Drugs Has Failed-Inside Chicago 27 Aug 2013 | 05:12 pm
National Geographic did a piece on the drug war in Chicago. If you have been following the news, you know that there is a constant drone of shootings in the city. Every night in certain neighborhood...
Pilotless Planes, Driverless Cars: When? 27 Aug 2013 | 02:09 pm
Google ($GOOG) has made a lot of effort into perfecting driverless cars. I see a huge advantage in this. Less accidents, and more productive road time. Today I saw a tweet about pilotless planes. E...
Entrepreneurship and War 26 Aug 2013 | 07:34 pm
Being a startup entrepreneur is like being a Lieutenant commanding a platoon in a battle. The commander has to care for their soldiers, and themselves. They strategize to stay one step ahead. Somet...
Riding A Century 25 Aug 2013 | 02:51 pm
Not a lot of hills, but I am riding 100 miles for African Bike Relief today. If you want to ride next year, make sure you get a good road bike. There are triathaloners in downtown Chicago. We will ...
The Mainstream Media Is Waking Up on Exchanges 24 Aug 2013 | 06:12 pm
The mainstream media is starting to quake. The sleeping giant is starting to realize there is something messing with free and open financial markets, and it’s not something they suspected. It’s the ...
Migration Season is Almost Here 24 Aug 2013 | 05:38 pm
Everyone is getting back to work in earnest this week. Getting things in order, getting appointments set up for September. That last big push to mid December is here. Their kids are back in school...
CFTC Coming At HFT 23 Aug 2013 | 05:25 pm
This is what happens when you don’t regulate yourself. Or, perhaps it was inevitable since we are now “blessed” with an activist government. There are those out there that will jump up and down with...
NASDAQ Shuts Down 23 Aug 2013 | 01:54 am
Today while I was golfing, the NASDAQ ($NDAQ) decided to shut down. A technical glitch they are calling it. (Photo credit: niallkennedy) These things happen. They will continue to happen. Trading...
Goldman Gets a Do Over 22 Aug 2013 | 05:43 pm
Goldman Sachs ($GS) had a computer glitch in their trading system. It cost them $100M bucks. The botched trades occurred when Goldman’s internal computer system that helps to determine where to price...
Customer Entertaining; You’ll Have to Do it Like A Pro Someday 22 Aug 2013 | 02:35 pm
One thing that I have noticed in the startup world is many don’t understand exactly what it means to “customer entertain”. So many of our meetings take place in a coffee shop, the formal taking a cli...
