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170 seconds. Weeks or even months of working on your pitch deck could come down to the 170 seconds (on average) that investors spend looking at your deck.  "Investors see a lot of pitches. In a single year, the classic general partner in a venture firm is exposed to around 5,000 pitches...

It was only a few months ago that Jamie Dimon, CEO of JPMorgan Chase, declared that banks should be “scared s***less by fintechs”. It’s no surprise either as over the last decade the fintech industry has been thriving with new technology paving the way for financial institutions....

Bitcoin is the first, and most popular, cryptocurrency in the world. We combed the internet for some stats about the digital currency. All data is as of March 1, 2021.  Bitcoin Price Growth From January 2017 to March 2021, the value of Bitcoin has increased by 5809%. The bitcoin market cap...

Digital solutions aren’t new to the banking world but some see them as a nice addition, not a critical element. Now, neobanks and other challengers are giving to banks in addition to the massive shifts we've seen mean that legacy banks need to adapt or see their customer base dwindle....

In recent months, cryptocurrency leaders have cast legitimacy and staying power of crypto as an asset class. Financial services companies such as PayPal Inc (NASDAQ: PYPL) and Visa Inc (NYSE: V) have even gone as far as to adopt cryptocurrency as a payment method over the last year.  With all...

How does it feel when someone interferes with your area of interest and starts speaking on your behalf without your consent? Well, that is disturbing! Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) is somewhat in a similar situation. The iPhone users of Apple Inc's (NASDAQ: AAPL) new operating system iOS 14,...

Forget gold and silver for a moment. Do you hear the music? Yes, it’s coming from the mining ETFs club. But how long will the party last? And more importantly, why miners, you may ask? Because miners tend to outperform in the early days of a major rally. After closing only $0.10 below my...

The theme of last week was primarily the same as the previous few weeks- rising bond yields and inflation fears caused stocks to crumble. Look, it's not the fact that bond yields are rising that are freaking out investors. Bond yields are still at a historically low level, and the Fed Funds...

The past year has been difficult for all of us. We had to face unprecedented challenges and adapt to a “new normal.” Be that as it may, most people are still hopeful for 2021, setting new goals and resolutions. We may still be amid these trying times, but it should not stop you from...

“Analysts and buyers are coming out of the woodwork calling for the United States to have a roaring 20s moment,” said CNBC’s stock prognosticator Jim Cramer. John Stepek of MoneyWeek also made a direct comparison of the current decade to the previous century’s most...

The stock market crashed last year on word of a novel coronavirus from China set to wreak unprecedented havoc on the nation and the world, extinguishing many lives and many more livelihoods. The economy shut down and the market sold off. But the Fed Chairman Jerome Powell stepped up fast and swore...

Palantir (NYSE: PLTR) has been a name both loved and hated, bought and shorted, talked about and forgotten. The real question for investors here is, what will my returns look like one, five, or 10 years from now?  For the past month, profit-taking and shorting were the right move. It would be...

There’s no doubt that people still love their televisions — American adults still spend more than four hours watching TV every day. But thanks to advances like smartphones and on-demand streaming services, the days of seeing a traditional TV commercial are fading fast. In terms of...