Sure is Quiet Now
Sure is Quiet Now Are the fireworks over? Sure seems that way on the banking front. This side of no man’s land, I’m inclined to agree with finance writer Joseph Politano’s cautious, optimistic take. With FTX, SVB, First Republic, Signature, Credit Suisse (and for a hot minute, PacWest) all dwindling behind us like a T-Rex […]
Nothing to See Here
Nothing to See Here Is it just me, or did SVB, Signature Bank, First Republic, and now, quite possibly PacWest all buy into the same Tik Tok challenge? I sure hope not. But I can well imagine some twenty-year-old intern describing it with a glitzy camera filter. You know, the kind that gives you whiskers […]
Freedom Huddle
Freedom Huddle We all dig freedom. But do we understand what it really means? Sure, talking heads and politicians all pound the drum about it. Freedom of choice, freedom to exercise individual rights, freedom to look inside and express ourselves—with another round of DEI training, of course. But when freedom means someone’s getting picked last […]
And… It’s Gone.
And… It’s Gone. If a picture is worth a thousand words, then a good meme probably nets a hundred thousand. Or perhaps a million. But if that meme’s uninsured, the FDIC will cover two hundred and fifty thousand words at the very most… unless, well, you’ve probably already heard. With so much fodder from SVB’s […]
The Art of Asking ‘So What?’
The Art of Asking ‘So What?’ Years ago, my Dad gave me a strategy. Over his long career as a salesman for Xerox and then an entrepreneur, and through too many pitches, negotiations, and handshakes to count, it had served him well enough. He told me: “When someone starts talking to you, imagine the words […]
When the Bill Comes Due
When the Bill Comes Due Technology is such a tease. Just when crypto’s latest Chernobyl impression couldn’t get any better, Bitcoin rallies into the New Year. Virtual Reality promises the Moon, (or Iceland, or Bali beachfront, depending on your mood)…but then Meta lines up with Tesla, Salesforce, and Amazon for its own round of layoffs. […]
Welcome to the Best Party Ever
Welcome to the Best Party Ever If no one’s said it yet, I’ll go first. Yes, I am reading Elon Musk’s Twitter Files—the exposé that started with Matt Taibbi’s thread showing the internal decision making that led to the Hunter Biden laptop story going poof in 2020. And yes, I’ve got the popcorn ready. Regardless […]
A Scene From Twister
A Scene From Twister For lenders like us, last month’s news cycle felt like a scene from Twister—thrilling, terrifying, and pretty baffling all at the same time. Between high inflation and high employment, supply chain partners overseas growing even more wobbly, and a flaming political meltdown in the UK giving low tax policy a bad […]
Can We Go Lower?
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Recession Loading. Now What?
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