Thoughts and Ideas
I want to review my long-term investment strategy and educate others on basic investing techniques. The goal of this post is to introduce a passive investment strategy. Most people don’t have the time nor the inclination to review their investments frequently. Passive investment strategy allows the flexibility of a little work in the beginning and…
I’ve read a good amount of books this year and wanted to share my favorites. I’ve listed my top books this year with a small review. These five aren’t necessarily my top five but are all vastly different from one another which I think is important when reading. The Black Swan: The Impact of the…
2016 was a great year! I’m writing down a list of all the books I read this year. Next year I will begin adding descriptions about each book. My goal was to read 20 books, and I managed to read 22! My audacious goal for 2017 is 50 books, let’s see how that works out…
Last week I had my first session of the Merlin project, a four-month Entrepreneurship course taught by Columbia University professors. The program is organized by YNG+ a group affiliated with YPO (Young President’s Organization). Referred to as an “inaugural accelerator for innovators” the four-month course instructs about 25 Entrepreneurs and teaches us how to jumpstart…
I recently attended a lecture by Bob Thorton, an executive of Waffle House. Waffle House is a fast food chain that I go to often at late hours of the night, usually after a fun night out (it’s delicious at 4 in the morning). Thorton spoke of setting up short and long term goals, and…
I went out to dinner with a group of seasoned entrepreneurs and a group of young Emory students. We ate delicious food while each student spoke about his or her idea. I presented Usit (an on-demand babysitting app) for 15 minutes while responding questions and then everybody participated in 30 seconds suggestions to share their…
I had an eye-opening experience these past two days in San Francisco. My school organized a visit to the Bay Area, where in the span of two days I visited over eight tech companies. My venture into San Francisco opened my eyes to the possibilities the city offers in terms of employment and opportunity. I…