Hey all,

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Here's what's in this week's issue...

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Entrepreneur Corner:

→ Ai is no longer optional.

→ Industry shifts are opportunities.

→ How oversimplifying data can be bad & more.

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Investor Corner:

→ Black Swan author foresees white swan event.

→ VC trying to be more PE.

→ Holistic investing.

→ Rule of 72 & an ETF tool.

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Hey, entrepreneur...

First...this is wild.

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Gen Z is two generations, not one.

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Women are increasingly progressive while men lean more conservative - GLOBALLY.

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ENTREPRENEUR READS

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🤑 A very cool example of how an overemphasis on metrics can lead to unintended consequences. Historical European forest management is a cautionary (and hella fascinating) example of the importance of respecting and understanding complex systems and resisting the urge to over-simplify for efficiency.

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🤑 Embracing Ai is no longer an option for email marketing; it's critical. 2024 demands a proactive approach to adopting new tech and a big re-think of old strategies.

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🤑 What matters isn’t how often you’re right. Industry shifts = opportunity if you recognize them. Entrepreneurs can leverage shifts in their industries to significantly increase growth, profitability, and competitive advantage.

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🤑 Send lots of emails? Google's updated their guidelines for sending bulk emails to Gmail users. Email authentication, including SPF, DKIM, and DMARC will be enforced to improve deliverability and protect both sender and recipient from spam. Don't ignore!

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​​​​INVESTOR READS

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🤑 Author of Black Swan sees a white swan event looming. Taleb sees a global interconnectivity and political reluctance to address the spiralling deficit is the stark reality. Miracle required. (non paywall).

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🤑 It's time to take a more holistic approach to investing balancing business quality with sensible asset pricing and strategic portfolio construction. Never mind lighting fast scaling and unicorn chasing - be realistic.

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🤑 If you're dreaming of a return to low interest rates and low-cost borrowing, economic realities suggest otherwise. Actually it's the stock market's bullishness and the potential challenges ahead, especially for the tech giants suggest otherwise.

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🤑 Interesting...a trend among VCs prioritizing consistent returns- imagine that. VC heavyweight Lightspeed is adapting their approach to be more like PE highlighting the changing dynamic between VCs and their investors, and the need for flexibility right now. (non paywall)

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🤑 This is a very handy tool for looking at ETFs - toggle through country-specific ETFs, bond, equity, and sector ETFs to see who's winning and who's losing (Turkey is crushing it rn).

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🤑 The Rule of 72 – a simple, easy-to-use formula that helps you understand how long it will take for your investments to double. Good for a quick snapshot, like back of the napkin math, but good to keep up your sleeve.

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A sampling of the great chats and threads from the community…

• I’ve just been offered a chance to make an offer on a business I sold to a an aggregator two years ago. It certainly looks distressed at this point and has declined quite a bit on the P&L. I don’t normally like distressed businesses, but this one I have history with. Has anyone here bought back a business they sold after the buyer couldn’t make it work?
• If any of you are curious about actually setting up your own Ethereum validator and natively restaking this via EigenLayer, I just went through this whole process myself and set up two ETH validators, restaking them natively via EigenLayer.
• I go to my local steakhouse a couple nights a week. There has always been this fun group of real estate brokers there every night, having a good time. Now I haven't seen any of them in months.​
• ​This is so basic, but it all checks out in my life. Adding to my personal SOP.

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In Snowball...

• TWO fireside chats coming up in February - keep an eye out for event notifications.
• Check out this week's deal round up in the Finance channel.
• The Resources section is full of awesome stuff and constantly updated.
• Take members up on offers!
• Once a month Travis will host a guest in a 'Fireside' chat - Members can access recordings of all our Fireside Chats anytime here.​
• You'll also find group deals for software and other membership and subscriptions.

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