Raw Data

Here are some RSS feeds I like to keep in one place. Right now, it’s three blogs and DealBook (a NYTimes list of finance deals):

Paul Kedrosky

Naked Capitalism

Felix Salmon

DealBook

Infectious Greed

Sex! Drugs! (And a Tiny Bit of Off-Balance Sheet Accounting) Mar 2010

Sex! Drugs! (And a Tiny Bit of Off-Balance Sheet Accounting) Alright, I lied. This is mostly about off-balance sheet accounting, but it’s still very good. My friend Frank Partnoy spoke recently at the. […]
Back to the Doom Bunker — A Year Later. El Kansas Outlook. Mar 2010

At this one-year anniversary of the market’s near-death experience in March of 2009, time to revisit Stephen Colbert’s classic Doom Bunker segment from those dire days.The Colbert ReportMon – Thurs 11. […]
Readings: Air Pockets, Chance, Oil, Bees, Vaccinia, Data, etc. Mar 2010

Stocks Head for an ‘Air Pocket’ as Yields Rise: Chart of Day (Source)Chance News 61 – ChanceWiki (Source)The curious story of Chinese oil refining (Source)Breezy Love, or the Sacking of the Bees (Sou. […]
Readings: Caveat Venditor, Carried Interest, Oil, and Jobs Mar 2010

Exxon forced to buy oil assets previously deemed unattractive in its quest to replace reserves (Source) Caveat venditor, caveat emptor and muni rate waps (Source) The carried interest debate for VC/P. […]
Taxes and Hockey: Vancouver 2010 Edition Mar 2010

Most of you will have seen the instant-classic graph of synchronized Edmonton washroom breaks during the gold medal men’s hockey match at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics. But those damn Canadian’s weren’t. […]

Naked Capitalism

Median Net Worth of Single Black Women in Prime Working Years: $5 Mar 2010

In case you somehow harbored the notion that the other half doesn’t live differently than the rest of us, an eye-opening report released by the Insight Center for Community Economic Development, “. […]
Links 3/10/10 Mar 2010

Researchers back cancer-fighting properties of papaya Associated Press Sports Enhancement and Life Enhancement: Different Rules Apply h+ (hat tip reader David C) Unionists make citizens’ arrest of i. […]
The Empire Continues to Strike Back: Team Obama Propaganda Campaign Reaches Fever Pitch Mar 2010

I’ve seldom seen so much rubbish written by people who ought to know better in a single day. Many able people have heaped the scorn and incredulity on three articles, one a piece on Rahm Emanuel slo. […]
Guest Post: No One’s Issuing Credit—Why Are Auerback and Parenteau? Mar 2010

By John Ryskamp, an attorney and author of The Eminent Domain Revolt Why, in their article on Latvia’s austerity budget, are Marshall Auerback and Robert Parenteau giving Latvia credit for warm, fuz. […]
Are Capital Restrictions On Their Way to Becoming Respectable in Some Circles? Mar 2010

We’ve had (depending on when you define the starting point) at least two decades of a concerted push by the US towards more open capital markets (no doubt based not simply on the belief that the Ang. […]

DealBook

Slim Tops Gates and Buffett as World’s Richest Man Mar 2010

The Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim Helú has taken the top spot in the Forbes annual ranking of the richest billionaires in the world, pushing aside the two perennial leaders, Bill Gates and Warren E. […]
How Goldman Sachs Can Help the Little Guy Mar 2010

Former employees of Goldman Sachs are sharing their ideas about what their old firm can do to help small businesses.
Moody’s Warns of Abbott Downgrade After Bid Mar 2010

Moody’s Investors Service warned of a possible downgrade of Abbott Laboratories on Wednesday, citing the drug and medical products company’s bid to buy Facet Biotech for $450 million.
‘Greed Is Good.’ So Are Cannes Film Awards. Mar 2010

Gordon Gekko appears unlikely to return to Wall Street until the fall. Variety reported Wednesday that 20th Century Fox was delaying the release of Oliver Stone’s “Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps” on. […]
Psychiatric Solutions Surges on Possible Buyout Bid Mar 2010

Shares of Psychiatric Solutions climbed as much as 25 percent on Wednesday follow a report, later confirmed, that the company had been approached about selling itself. The Wall Street Journal said the. […]

Felix Salmon

Counterparties Mar 2010

Don’t cork up consumer financial protection! — Prospect
Why did Nick Denton truncate Gawker’s RSS feeds? Mar 2010

Yesterday, Gawker Media truncated its RSS feeds, and former Gawker editorial honcho Lockhart Steele immediately tweeted that “the only thing that excited me about Gawker’s RSS truncation was picturing. […]
That stubbornly high credit card debt Mar 2010

Total credit-card debt outstanding dropped by $93 billion, or almost 10%, over the course of 2009. Is that cause for celebration, and evidence that US households are finally getting their act together. […]
The perfect overdraft Mar 2010

What to make of BofA’s decision to abolish overdraft fees on debit-card purchases? Josh Duboff says it’s “kind of undeniably great”, James Kwak says it’s a good thing, and the Center for Responsible L. […]
How to regulate CDS Mar 2010

Go read CFTC head Gary Gensler’s speech on regulating credit default swaps: it’s by far the best thing written on the subject to date. He’s absolutely right about pretty much everything, and it would. […]

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Over the last 15 years, I have achieved this by developing and introducing new business models and technologies to new marketplaces, occasionally creating the ecosystem in the process. My clients include 30 Global 1000 companies, 60+ startup companies, three national governments and several widely known foundations.

My current focus is on business ventures that take advantage of the acceleration in the design/build/delivery cycle combined with technology convergence around power/bandwidth/miniaturization. I also continue to work with companies where I have board positions, advising them on business and technology strategies.

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EastLake Ventures
EastLake Ventures is lead by Bob Bozeman (formerly of Angel Investors LP) and develops innovative funding and liquidity strategies for mature startups.

International Characters
International Characters has developed patented technology to accelerate stream-based character/text processing using x86 instruction sets, reducing processing time, computational load and power requirements.

Colligent
Colligent provides the music and advertising industries with an advanced social networking metrics, enabling managers quickly understand trends and develop targeted action plans. Clients include Sony, CBS, Hollywood Records and Razor & Tie.

Goldeneye
Goldeneye is a new generation ERP for automotive dealerships that streamlines both dealership operations and customer experience.

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