Since the beginning of the pandemic, my media consumption has gone up in a noticeable way. Over the past year and a half, while many people spent countless hours binge watching Netflix and Hulu shows, I have found myself watching YouTube more often than any other medium. I am quite impressed by the quantity andContinue reading “My YouTube Education”
Category Archives: Finance
The First $20k is Always the Hardest
Back in the dot-com era, I remember reading this novel called, The First $20M is Always the Hardest by Po Bronson where the author talked about the gold rush days of Silicon Valley and founders’ dreams of making their first $20M and the twisted stories around that pursuit. Having been a two time “bootstrap” entrepreneurContinue reading “The First $20k is Always the Hardest”
On Wealth
What is wealth? To most people, it is material goods and lots of money. To others, it is deep and meaningful relationships and experiences. To me, it is really time. Time for me. Time for my own reflections and choices in life. Time to do meaningful contributions and time for meaningful relationships and experiences. IContinue reading “On Wealth”
Bear Markets
On March 16th, many people are wondering where does this market dip end? I don’t know. In the past century, bear markets lasted as little as 2 months and as long as 34 months. Average bear market lasted 11 months with a 26% dip. At this point we are less than 1 month into thisContinue reading “Bear Markets”
Kerim Baran 