I’m writing again.
About myself, obviously, but a very different side of myself.
This time, I’m not writing about being an asshole up to my knees in crap, at least not in the way you might have come to expect from my fratire books (I retired from fratire in 2012).
I started angel investing almost by accident, which sounds strange to say. Who “accidentally” invests tens of thousands of dollars into highly speculative ventures? Well, I did.
A friend introduced me to Clayton Christopher, who was raising money for his new liquor company Deep Eddy. Their first product, a sweet tea vodka, was amazing and he was an experienced entrepreneur, so I went in.
“Being Loved: the feeling that another person properly recognizes and amply sympathizes with one’s buried distress.”
-Alain de Botton
“Remember, Grammar Nazis: It’s YOU’RE going to die alone.”
-Damien Fahey
“The need to be liked by people you don’t know – or like – should be treated as an illness like any other.”
-Alain de Botton
You may have read about last week. That’s pretty cool, and I am proud of it…but it’s not even close to the coolest thing I’ve been up to recently.
“My main life lesson from investing: self-interest is the most powerful force on earth, and can get people to embrace and defend almost anything.”
-Jesse Livermore
“Failure either ruins you, or turns you into the man you can become.”
-Tucker Max
