Author Archives: Stan
Predictions
I threw a rock or two in recent weeks at so-called “professional forecasters” and other self-proclaimed experts who will be offering projections for the months and years to come. Their batting average is undeniably rotten, but I feel morally bound … Continue reading
Toothless soothsayers
Most economic theorists who got their doctorate in the subject apply arcane, complex and (to the average citizen) incomprehensible formulae to the study of what is happening, and what will happen in any given economy. One could argue that their … Continue reading
The end of cheap food
“It all goes back to the dirt.” That’s one of my fundamental premises of economic theory, built from a nontraditional study of business and trade. Every commercial interaction can trace its existence to the ground, sooner or later. The raw … Continue reading
A glorious fireball at the end of the runway
That’s how Jared described one of his entrepreneurial adventures to me, during a presentation about his business in the hopes that our investment company might participate in his Series A.