{"id":47734,"date":"2019-09-13T06:20:41","date_gmt":"2019-09-13T10:20:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/?p=47734"},"modified":"2019-09-13T06:20:41","modified_gmt":"2019-09-13T10:20:41","slug":"new-words-on-trade-wars-new-rules-on-ipos-arrogance-in-fund-raising-apple-and-bose-products-my-friends-have-become-birders-maybe-i-will-also","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/?p=47734","title":{"rendered":"New words on trade Wars. New rules on IPOs. Arrogance in fund raising. Apple and Bose products. My friends have become birders. Maybe I will also?"},"content":{"rendered":"

President Donald Trump says he would think about an interim deal with China.<\/p>\n

He\u00a0 says he would prefer a full agreement as the world’s two largest economies look to end a widening trade war.<\/p>\n

On Wednesday, Trump delayed planned tariff increases on $250 billion in Chinese goods.<\/p>\n

China will exempt some agricultural products from additional tariffs.<\/p>\n

Click here.<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

President Trump also said he’s working on “very substantial” tax cuts for the middle class.<\/p>\n

I’m guessing the market will open higher today. That’s nice. I wrote today’s blog through the night. I can now go back to sleep?<\/p>\n

IPOs this year have been bizarre<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Among the best, Beyond Meat was priced at $25, opened at $46 and is now $152.96.<\/p>\n

Levi Strauss\u00a0offered its stock at $17 in March. The opened at $22.22, and is now $18.57. I recommended them around $17.50. And I still like them.<\/p>\n

Lyft\u00a0priced at $72.\u00a0The shares opened at $87.24. They’re now $46.99. I wouldn’t touch them.<\/p>\n

Uber priced at $45. They’re now $34.09. I wouldn’t touch them.<\/p>\n

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Zoom Video set at $36. It opened at $65 per share, but ended the day modestly lower at $62. It’s now $81.53. It’s one of the few IPOs making money. It’s too expensive. I’d like to see it fall another $10.<\/p>\n

PagerDuty \u00a0is cloud software that finds\u00a0problems\u00a0in an online sales system.\u00a0Shares were offered at $24. They’re now $31.35. It’s got good growth, but it’s losing money. It’s interesting at around $30. But I hate catching falling knives.<\/p>\n

CrowdStrike does cloud-based security to stop data breaches, using AI and crowdsourcing. IPO was $34. Revenue is up hugely. But it’s still losing money. It sells at $69.66. I’m not big on catching a falling knife.<\/p>\n

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Harry’s IPO rules:<\/p>\n

+ They’re dangerous.<\/p>\n

+ If you’re gambling and you’re up, take the money and run.<\/p>\n

+ If you start losing money — say 15% — take your money and run.<\/p>\n

There’s arrogance in money raising<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

They’re pitching me to invest in their new fund. But they won’t do a roadshow.<\/p>\n

People are investing $10 million to $50 million — without meeting the principals.<\/p>\n

There’s too much money around.<\/p>\n

Brexit is tearing families apart<\/strong><\/p>\n

The wife wants her children to be European.<\/p>\n

The father doesn’t want to appear before an Italian judge for his latest parking ticket.<\/p>\n

Neither side talks to each any longer. “You’re wrong and I’m right.” Sort of like here between the Trumpists and the Democrats.<\/p>\n

Vaping<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Is vaping bad for you or your kids?<\/p>\n

In a word, yes. But if it helps you quit cigarettes, then maybe.<\/p>\n

But there are huge health risks. For a reasoned approach, click here.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

New Apple stuff<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Nothing new is viewable in Apple stores until September 20.<\/p>\n

Maybe you should wait until next year before buying a new iPhone? By then it should have 5G. It doesn’t at present. You will want 5G. Trust me. Meantime differences in the new model 11 are here.<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

The Bose HP700. <\/strong><\/span>I got a pair yesterday.<\/p>\n

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It’s got:<\/p>\n

+ The best noise cancelling.<\/p>\n

+ It’s Bluetooth and pluggable into any normal speaker output — like that on your laptop, iPad or on a plane.<\/p>\n

+ The best music sound. Great for podcasts. Hint: get the free Podcasts app. You’ll get automatic downloads of what you want.<\/p>\n

+ The most comfortable wear.<\/p>\n

+ The best experience on an airplane.<\/p>\n

+ A large case. Better to “wear it on your head.”<\/p>\n

+ The instruction manual is not in the case. It’s online — here.<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

I like this bag<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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It takes your laptop, your iPad, your cables, power supplies and enough clothes and shoes for a weekend. $99.99 in the San Diego airport. $69 on Amazon. Click here.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

All my friends have become birders<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

They carry huge, heavy cameras and iPhones that can broadcast\u00a0bird sounds and identify the birds. Click here.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

The best app is iBird Pro. Pick the app on the AppStore. And you too can play the sounds.<\/p>\n

The biggest bird web site is Birdforum.net. Lots of great photos. Free to join. Click here.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Words of ancient wisdom<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

* If my body is ever found on a jogging trail just know that I was murdered somewhere else and dumped there.<\/p>\n

* Respect your elders. They graduated from school without the internet.<\/p>\n

* Behind every angry woman stands a man who has absolutely no idea what he did wrong.<\/p>\n

* I thought getting old would take longer.<\/p>\n

No one listens to you any longer?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Surprise. Surprise.<\/p>\n

This is me, <\/strong><\/span>shot with an iPhone last weekend.<\/p>\n

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Totally gruesome. I couldn’t really look that awful? … But wait, there’s more.<\/p>\n

There’s new software called FaceApp that shows you old — really old. Here I am:<\/p>\n

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\nPhoto by Vahe\u00a0Guzelimian<\/p>\n

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