Michael's Newsletter - August 2018

This initiative is being spearheaded by Sean Parker (of Facebook and Napster), which will allow investors to roll over any capital gains into Opportunity Zone funds. If those funds are held for 10 years then there are no capital gain taxes! Will this revitalize and spur the economy in these opportunity zones, or will this accelerate gentrification?

I’m excited by the opportunity for the blockchain to tokenize real-world assets and offer liquidity. It won’t be long before you can buy a fraction of a Basquiat masterpiece for $100.

This is really cool. The average life expectancy for women in Okinawa, Japan is around 90 (the oldest in the world). These women form a social network called a moai, which is a group of five friends who offer each other social, emotional, and financial support throughout one’s lifetime. This is one way to take your current friendships to the next level.

High Growth Handbook - Kindle edition by Elad Gil. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading High Growth Handbook.

I purchased this a month ago for my new desk setup and loving it so far. I paired it with this logitech keyboard and mouse.

After reading this article on how Google employees avoid phishing attempts with this $20 device, I decided to give it a go.