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All of this started because they called me a “smart guy”. I was plodding along a comfortable career at perhaps the best branded capital markets company in the world, when I got invited into a strategy meeting. We were considering a significant acquisition and I was asked to join…
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Liquidity, like access to venture capital, is always available to anyone who doesn’t need it. In public markets, liquidity is changing. We used to have…
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I focus best amidst distractions. It might be because I grew up on trading desks, it might be because I was built with a hyperactive mind and a restless…
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The best times pass too fast. It might just be the cruelest quirk to this weird experience called life. An impatient minute feels like an hour and a…
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When it turns, it turns quick. On February 13 the super bowl aired, and as usual the game took a back seat to the commercials. Specifically, the crypto…
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The thing about the finance industry is we tend to take ourselves way too seriously. We love jargon, we love pedigree, and some of us even still love…
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I wrote the following for Michigan Founders Fund - an organization committed to building the startup ecosystem in Michigan. I’m a huge fan of what they…
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My public comment letter on FINRA Regulatory Notice 22-08
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