Q&A: With Eric Ries about The Startup Way a follow-up to the hugely influential The Lean Startup. (Wired)
Quote of the Day
"The bottom line is that corporate America is going to innovate and maximize profits regardless of whether there’s a Republican or a Democrat leading our government."
(Cullen Roche)
Markets
- Beware an inverted yield curve not a flattening one. (bloomberg.com)
- Momentum has been the best performing factor over the past year. (capitalspectator.com)
- Summaries from recent high-profile investment conferences. (marketfolly.com)
Bubbles
Strategy
- The stock market is always risky, some times more than others. (pragcap.com)
- Investing in tangible assets, like wine, may not particularly profitable but it is fun. (beta.theglobeandmail.com)
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Cryptocurrencies
- No Bitcoin fork...for now. (nytimes.com)
- How the Mt. Gox owners will actually benefit from the run-up in Bitcoin prices. (wsj.com)
- How $300 million in Ethereum was stolen and destroyed. (theguardian.com)
- Open a Coinbase account, trade $100 in cryptocurrencies and get $10 Bitcoin free! (coinbase.com)
Companies
- Sean Parker now recognizes the problems with social media and Facebook ($FB). (axios.com)
- Is Facebook ($FB) flat out broken? (bloomberg.com)
- How giving up Facebook ($FB) for a month affects productivity. (medium.com)
Fund management
Kindle deals
- "Real Artists Don't Starve: Timeless Strategies for Thriving in the New Creative Age" by Jeff Goins is just $1.99 for the Kindle. (amazon.com)
- "The Nest" by Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney is just $1.99 for the Kindle. (amazon.com)
- "Dreaming the Beatles: The Love Story of One Band and the Whole World" by Rob Sheffield is just $2.99 for the Kindle. (amazon.com)
Economy
- There is still little sign of stress in the weekly initial unemployment claims figures. (calculatedriskblog.com)
- The Fed has been effectively tightening longer than commonly thought. (marketanthropology.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- Startup links: an inexpensive form of insurance. (abnormalreturns.com)
- What you missed in our Wednesday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Personal finance links: small, consistent acts. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Q&A with Tobias Carlisle author of "The Acquirer’s Multiple: How the Billionaire Contrarians of Deep Value Beat the Market." (abnormalreturns.com)
