The third edition of Venture Deals: Be Smarter Than Your Lawyer and Venture Capitalist by Brad Feld and Jason Mendelson is coming and has a bunch of new content. (Brad Feld)
Quote of the Day
"In investing, the simplest approaches usually work best. Follow that advice and maybe you’ll be able to afford that midlife crisis sports car."
(Joachim Clement)
Strategy
- October was a rough month for every asset class except emerging market equities. (capitalspectator.com)
- Don't play the active management game if you aren't willing to lose. (mullooly.net)
Offers
- Amazon Kindles are $20 off today. (amazon.com)
- Amazon Prime Student is a lifeline for college kids. Get the first six months free! (amazon.com)
- The Great One, Wayne Gretzky, has penned a memoir "99 Stories of the Game." (amazon.com)
- Fill your house with Alexa. Order 6 Echo Dots and one is free. (amazon.com)
Companies
- Discovery Communications ($DISCK) trades at 12x FCF. (contrarianedge.com)
- Why there's such a rush to get M&A deals done. (nytimes.com)
Funds
Economy
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- Startup links: human capital. (abnormalreturns.com)
- The top 10 books Abnormal Returns readers purchased at Amazon in October 2016. (abnormalreturns.com)
- What you missed in our Monday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)