Do you know what people do when they find themselves with an overabundance of alone time? They think. A lot. And they think some more. For those who allow their thoughts to wander to dark places, thinking can be a curse. But, for others, thinking is truly a blessing. It is a chance to reflect […]
Sharing the Inspirational Wealth
Last week I had the privilege of speaking at the Digital Asset Strategies Summit (DASS), in Dallas, where prominent institutional investors and industry thought leaders gathered to explore crypto investing strategies. To say that it was the most inspirational conference I had ever attended would be an understatement. I spent the entire day completely engrossed in […]
Top 10 Lessons of 2017 and Some Very Bold FinTech Predictions
I once read that, in life, we encounter two kinds of people: 1) those who are blessings and 2) those who are lessons. And, in the end, we will thank them both. I believe that a similar philosophy can be applied to our relationship with time. Throughout our lives, we experience two kinds of years: […]
Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment: Poised to Inspire the Next IPO Boom
It was the summer of 1995. Hootie and the Blowfish were on tour and Brad Pitt was People Magazine’s sexiest man alive. It was a time when salads were big and shirts were puffy. Microsoft released Windows 95, fueling a revolution that helped shape the technology world for years to come. Netscape went public, galvanizing […]
To The Stoics
On December 10, 1914 Thomas Edison lost much of his life’s work when a chemical explosion burnt his factory to the ground. He was 67 years old. He didn’t panic. He didn’t place blame. He didn’t stop inventing. He didn’t fold his business. He didn’t even layoff one employee. Without despair or hesitation, he simply […]