Looking at startups on the weekend. …
Hard to love when they’re not you. And you think differently.
Don’t fall in love with the idea and ignore the reality.
Good rule on real estate, too.
Due diligence is a time suck. The more you delve, the more you wonder.
When in doubt, stay out.
Diversification is the ONLY free lunch, when you (the investor) don’t control the outcome.
And 50% of the time, you’ll lose all. Even with heavy due diligence.
Porn and Internet. Few “industries” have been as affected by technology (and especially the Internet) as porn. Webcams have moved the peep show onto the Internet and upended how the pornography business works. The lead story on Sunday’s business section of the New York Times is a long piece on the industry — and especially its latest wrinkle — webcaming. Here’s the cover photo and caption:
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A cam model who calls herself Lacey works from her home in New Orleans,
generally less formally clad. When she’s not on camera, she tracks metrics
and promotes her business on social media.
For the entire fascinating article (all business, not sex), click here.
Harry bought an iPhone 5S on Friday. It’s a splendid phone. The BIG improvements are:
+ Faster processor. It makes a real difference. It now feels less like a phone and more like a computer.
+ Fingerprint reader. Really saves time. And works well.
+ The bigger battery. It really lasts longer. That’s nice.
+ The new iOS 7 operating system, which you can get for most earlier iPhones for free. I like iOS 7. I would definitely recommend upgrading. All the benefits of the iOS 7 are here.
I will never lose another iPhone again. Here’s my brilliant “solution” — velcro:
My car:
My “installation”:
There’s a strip of Velcro on the back of the phone.
How to buy a car. Auto leases entice. But they can be pricey. Latest New York Times piece: Click here.
Favorite latest New Yorker cartoons:
Harry Newton who found it truly liberating living without an iPhone for the several weeks after he lost his iPhone 5. But …. it was a beautiful Fall day in New York. Perfect weather. Two tourists siitting on a park bench in Central Park, New York enjoying the view:
One size of iPhone fits all?
Off topic, but some time ago you mentioned Search software that replaced Google Search. I have a new computer with windows 7 and the built-in search software is terrible. I am hoping you can tell me what you are using now for a search
Thanks, Chris Herrington Chris@fsc.com