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Let's be honest—most founders are chasing traction without stopping to ask: Is this still what I want to build?In this episode, I talk with Amit Garg, Managing Partner at Tau Ventures, about what it means to build a purpose-aligned business from the ground up. From launching a hospital in India to raising $86M for a venture fund, Amit shares what real alignment looks like.

Singapore stocks were higher today as investors continue to digest global developments ranging from US President Donald Trump’s address to Congress to China’s latest GDP growth target of around 5 per cent for 2025. The Straits Times Index was up 0.29% at 3,901.88 points at about 2.20pm, with a value turnover of S$754.86M in the broader market. In terms of companies to watch, we have the Singapore Exchange, after the bourse operator launched its second batch of Hong Kong Singapore Depository Receipts (SDRs) today, in partnership with Phillip Securities. Elsewhere, from China maintaining its 2025 GDP growth target at about 5 per cent for the third consecutive year to what to watch out of US President Donald Trump’s address to Congress, more international headlines remain in focus. On Market View, The Evening Runway’s finance presenter Chua Tian Tian unpacked the developments with Kelvin Wong, Senior Analyst, OANDA.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bitcoin's plunge to $93,224 triggered a massive $483M liquidation cascade, with Ethereum taking the biggest hit at $86M. But smart money isn't running scared - major buyers are stepping in with bids at $92-93K levels, while Fidelity Investments signals bullish sentiment heading into 2025's potential inflation wave. Meanwhile, crypto powerhouse A16z is betting big on the future, launching a Spring 2025 accelerator program offering minimum $500K investments to promising startups. Despite short-term bearish signals from notable traders Bluntz and Rekt, who eye a possible dip to $90K, Real Vision's Jamie Coutts remains optimistic about Bitcoin's six-month trajectory, citing upcoming Fed rate cuts and increasing interest from high-net-worth investors.

Jeremy Friedman, CEO and Co-Founder of Stoic Equity Partners, oversees the company's asset and project management teams and collaborates with its strategic legal and accounting partners. Founded in 2020 with Grant Reaves, Stoic manages a portfolio of Self-Storage and Flex industrial assets totaling $86M and 800,000 SqFt across 6 states.With a rich background in commercial real estate, finance, and investment, Jeremy has co-founded and built three successful companies: Kaloosa Builders, Katapult Properties, and Stoic Equity Partners. He started his career in investment banking in Memphis, TN, and has transacted over $1 billion in MBS and CMO securities.Jeremy co-founded Kaloosa Builders in 2006 in Fairhope, AL, leading the construction of the first green-certified home in Alabama and one of the first LEED-certified commercial projects. His commercial real estate journey continued with Pate Holdings and Bellator Commercial Real Estate, where he met Grant Reaves, laying the foundation for Stoic Equity Partners.Residing in Fairhope, AL, with his wife Stephanie and their three sons, Jeremy enjoys hiking, camping, and cheering on his kids at sporting events.Want to become financially free through commercial real estate? Check out our eBook to learn how to jump start a cash flowing real estate portfolio here https://www.therealestateinvestingclub.com/real-estate-wealth-book  Enjoy the show? Subscribe to the channel for all our upcoming real estate investor interviews and episodes.  ************************************************************************  GET INVOLVED, CONNECTED & GROW YOUR REAL ESTATE BUSINESS  LEARN -- Want to learn the ins and outs of real estate investing? Check out our book at https://www.therealestateinvestingclub.com/real-estate-wealth-book  PARTNER -- Want to partner on a deal or connect in person? Email the host Gabe Petersen at gabe@therealestateinvestingclub.com or reach out on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/gabe-petersen/  WATCH -- Want to watch our YouTube channel? Click here: https://bit.ly/theREIshow  ************************************************************************   ABOUT THE REAL ESTATE INVESTING CLUB SHOW   Hear from successful real estate investors across every asset class on how they got started investing in real estate and then grew from their first deal to a portfolio of cash-flowing properties. We interview real estate pros from every asset class and learn what strategies they used to create generational wealth for themselves and their families. The REI Club is an interview-based real estate show that will teach you the fastest ways to start and grow your real estate investing career in today's market - from multifamily, to self-storage, to mobile home parks, to mix-use industrial, you'll hear it all! Join us as we delve into our guests career peaks and valleys and the best advice, greatest stories, and favorite tips they learned along the way. Want to create wealth for yourself using the vehicle of real estate? Getting mentorship is the fastest way to success.Send us a Text Message.Interested in becoming a passive investor in one of our projects? Kaizen Properties, is looking for passive investors for our upcoming deals. We invest in what are known as “recession resistant assets”: self storage, MH & RV parks, and industrial properties. If you are interested, go to the website and click on the “Invest with Us” button at the bottom of the page.Support the Show.

This week's Espresso covers news from Caliza, Vammo, Nomad, and more!Outline of this episode:[00:27] – Caliza raises $8.5M pre-Series A round[00:43] – Vammo raises $5.4M in debt and equity[00:58] – Nomad acquires Melhor Câmbio for $550K[01:09] – Chazki merges with Lok[01:19] – Interview with Gonzalo Begazo, CEO and co-founder of Chazki[05:15] – Popular Power raises $875K [05:30] – Meu Pescado raises $420K for expansion[05:48] – NetLex raises $24M in Series B round[06:01] – CTA Smart raises $2.9M to expand internationally[06:17] – OCN raises $86M between debt and equity in Series A roundResources & people mentioned:Startups: Caliza,  Vammo, Nomad, Melhor Câmbio, Chazki, Lok, Popular Power, Meu Pescado, NetLex, CTA Smart, Link2Pump, OCN VCs:  Initialized Capital, EXT Capital, Aimorés Investimentos, Incubate Fund, Riverwood Capital, Invisto, Indicator Capital, Caravela Capital.

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Bank of Canada Governor Warns of Sharp Correction Risks in Markets and System-Wide StressArk Invest Removes Staking Option From Latest Ethereum ETF ProposalSouth African Fintech Startup Leseka Tech Signs Deal to Buy Payments Provider for $86M

Welcome back to the Millionaire Real Estate Podcast! Today, we sat down with special guests Lindsey Jo to discuss Why you should build your email list from Instagram   With over $86M in closed sales, Lindsey Jo is a passionate advocate for female realtors. She is committed to encouraging others to embrace their creativity and inject personality into their content. She hopes to continue to challenge outdated stereotypes . - This episode is sponsored by CanZell Realty. CanZell is one of the fastest-growing virtual/hybrid companies with a focus on providing local leadership, revenue share opportunities, and top technology for agents. Learn how you can keep more of your commission and sell more real estate at joincanzell.com - Join CanZell HERE: https://joincanzell.com/

Ann Coulter, Newt Gingrich, Edward Dowd, Peter Navarro, Bill Maher. Stop Paying Your Taxes, Biden Giving Illegal's Access to  Firearms, You Can't Hide the Dead Bodies…   "Stop PAYING your taxes right now, it's the only way to stop them!" Anthony Hudson | Redacted News 'As I Ready Myself For A Prison Cell...': Peter Navarro Speaks At CPAC Before Heading To Prison "You Can't Hide the Dead Bodies" - Edward Dowd ATF - illegal immigrants access to Firearms Newt Gingrich: 'It's all a lie' Ann Coulter Corners Bill Maher with Ugly Fact He Can't Deny   "Stop PAYING your taxes right now, it's the only way to stop them!" Anthony Hudson | Redacted News Watch this video at- https://youtu.be/E5kBa4B_19A?si=7BoPPXReA_ooPuTn Redacted 2.31M subscribers 250,104 views Feb 23, 2024 #claytonmorris #redacted #natalimorris ✅Videos we recommend:    • REDACTED RECOMMENDS   U.S. congressional candidate Anthony Hudson says Americans need to do something drastic to stop the collapse of the U.S., stop paying taxes! ✅

  Show Notes Listen in as Laura and I discuss: How she started 2023 with a $2M in volume month and, when everyone was saying it would be a bad year, decided not for her and ended it with $86M in volume How, after becoming a loan officer to help get her first loan, Laura left to form her own company: Truth and Lending Why her team doesn't need to ask for business Her Personal Affordability Initiative How Tetris and mortgages are similar… … and so much more!                                       About Laura Laura Witte is a mortgage expert with over 25 years of experience and a 100% referral-based business. She's closed over a billion in loans in her career and was the first woman in Georgia to be #1 for production. She is in the top 1% of originators in the country and has been on various shows and quoted in articles as a mortgage expert. She prides herself on her transparency, dedication, and her out of the box thinking and believes everyone deserves a home. Outside of work, she enjoys singing with her band, hiking, spending time with her husband Mark, their five children and their dogs – Gus and Lola. How to Connect With Laura Website: https://highlandmtg.com/georgia  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laura-sosa-rocha-witte-1852a32? Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/truthandlending?mibextid=LQQJ4d Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/truthandlending

What Is the Purpose and Meaning of Life? 6 Short Segments. ACU Sunday Series.   Living with Purpose The Parable of the Slope Spiritual Whirlwinds What Is the Purpose and Meaning of Life? Walking in Covenant Relationship with Christ Song- Oh My Soul   Living with Purpose Finding your purpose can give you direction toward a life happiness and meaning. Coming to understand who you are, serving others, and seeking personal revelation from the Lord can help you break out of unhelpful life patterns and embrace a higher calling. Watch this video at- https://youtu.be/aJfhoAzST3A?si=XYjqXYKhIJD2cZhj The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 132,650 views Dec 8, 2021 Subscribe to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for the latest videos: http://bit.ly/1M0iPwY Facebook:   / churchofjesuschrist   Twitter:   / ch_jesuschrist   Instagram:   / churchofjesuschrist   Website: ChurchOfJesusChrist.org   The Parable of the Slope. Elder Clark G. Gilbert "Hand art imagery follows Elder Gilbert's Parable of the Slope, which teaches that our direction we are headed and our slope matter far more than our starting point or struggles. Read Elder Gilbert's talk at: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/s..." Watch this video at- https://youtu.be/yDLaWYtaG6g?si=2wUJKaMyM3VDSUiX   The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 2.29M subscribers 179,855 views May 25, 2023   Spiritual Whirlwinds Don't let the whirlwinds drag you down. These are your days—to stand strong as disciples of the Lord Jesus Christ. Watch this short video at- https://youtu.be/DzWXSz9hlxw?si=4fUYz2cOTyIlsnZ8 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 2.29M subscribers 1,193,296 views Mar 7, 2017 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints https://youtu.be/yDLaWYtaG6g?si=-PhHZIX3x64yPaFa   What Is the Purpose and Meaning of Life? | Now You Know Where did we come from? Why are we here on earth? And where do we go after we die? We've all asked these questions hoping to discover the purpose of life. Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints—believe that God has a plan for us. It's called the plan of salvation, and it contains the answers to life's questions. Jesus Christ is the central figure in God's plan. Before we were born on earth, we lived as spirit children of our Heavenly Father. He sent us to earth to receive a physical body and to learn and grow through life's experiences. God wants us to learn to do good and follow His Son, Jesus Christ. One way we show our love for God is by obeying His commandments. Of course, God knew we would make mistakes. As part of the plan of salvation, Jesus Christ would be born on earth. He would teach us, establish His Church, and suffer and die for our sins. Because He suffered all things, He can provide us relief from our sorrows and sufferings. Jesus Christ's sacrifice enables us to repent and be forgiven of our sins and mistakes. Learn more: Plan of Salvation- https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/s... Watch this video at- https://youtu.be/t9iYqKk00Bc?si=wysjuug-vEmJJJWI The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 2.29M subscribers 231,580 views Sep 20, 2019   Walking in Covenant Relationship with Christ | Emily Belle Freeman | October 2023 General Conference General Conference 500K subscribers 23,103 views Oct 1, 2023 Emily Belle Freeman compares walking the covenant path with walking the Jesus Trail in Israel. The One who was bruised and broken for us will allow mortality to do its work in us, but He doesn't ask us to face those challenges alone. https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/s...   Casting Crowns, Katy Nichole, David Leonard - Oh My Soul (Lyric Video) Casting Crowns 1.86M subscribers 74,624 views Premiered Aug 31, 2023 #CastingCrowns #ChristianMusic #OhMySoul Check out the lyric video for "Oh My Soul (with Katy Nichole and David Leonard)"! 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Happy Thanksgiving to everyone in the United States! Although you may be taking the day off, crypto never does. Today, we look at how Binance's books were affected by its settlement with the U.S. government, HTX's HECO Chain bridge hack that resulted in $86 million stolen, and U.S. prosecutors attempting to block Changpeng “CZ” Zhao from leaving the country as an “unacceptable risk of flight.” We also look at the fantastic magazine feature on substance abuse in cryptocurrency trading. So, while you wait for your feast, make sure you fill up on information!Further reading:There has been no mass exodus of funds from Binance after the DOJ settlementThe HECO Chain bridge is hacked, with $86M stolen$13.6M of the hack is stolen from hot wallets on HTXU.S. prosecutors say CZ is an “unacceptable risk of flight”Crypto trading is plagued with substance abuseSo grab yourself a coffee and let's get into it.Rise'n'Crypto is brought to you by Cointelegraph and is hosted and produced by Robert Baggs. You can follow Robert on Twitter and LinkedIn. Cointelegraph's Twitter: @CointelegraphCointelegraph's website: cointelegraph.comThe views, thoughts and opinions expressed in this podcast are its participants' alone and do not necessarily reflect or represent the views and opinions of Cointelegraph. This podcast (and any related content) is for entertainment purposes only and does not constitute financial advice, nor should it be taken as such. Everyone must do their own research and make their own decisions. The podcast's participants may or may not own any of the assets mentioned.

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Chris Holman welcomes back Jacob Schroeder, International Trade Development Manager at MEDC, Michigan Economic Development Corporation, Lansing, MI. Welcome back Jake, we understand that due to a tremendous response from Michigan exporters, MEDC has utilized 100% of its FY2023 MI-STEP funds in record time! Tell us about that? The next round of MI-STEP Grants will be available on October 1st? What could interested companies do until then, I imagine it might involve International Trade Managers in their regions across Michigan? Back to the $1.86M awarded, are there any specific cases of company success you can share? Or any generalized company story or circumstance that can be mentioned as a great example of this program in action? Does your group still make international trips? Any coming up that we should be aware of? MI-STEP Grants Available October 1 Due to a tremendous response from Michigan exporters, MEDC has utilized 100% of its FY2023 MI-STEP funds in record time! intl-trade.gif Between October 2022 and July 2023, more than $1.86 million was awarded to our state's makers and innovators pursuing business development opportunities in foreign markets. Applications for MI-STEP grants are currently closed, but we look forward to serving you with FY2024 funding when it's available starting Oct. 1. Until then, Jake (see below), encourages you to connect with the International Trade Manager in your region to see what other services are available to amplify your company's international efforts, such as B2B matchmaking, worldwide credit reports, customized market research, and so much more. Whether it's online tools like localized website management, support in any of the 130+ global markets our trade centers represent, or early-stage assistance to get your product export-ready, we've got you covered. NOTE: We are in the midst of hiring our new International Trade Manager for Southeast Michigan, so companies in Oakland and Wayne counties may email export@michigan.org to work with our team for your export-related needs until a new ITM is announced. » Visit MBN website: www.michiganbusinessnetwork.com/ » Subscribe to MBN's YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCqNX… » Like MBN: www.facebook.com/mibiznetwork » Follow MBN: twitter.com/MIBizNetwork/ » MBN Instagram: www.instagram.com/mibiznetwork/

1) No Democratic votes and likely failure in Senate   2) Abortion pill ruling delayed by Supreme Court   2A) 80% disagree with the Dobbs ruling turning back to the states.  Majority of the public supports bans after 15 weeks.   3 )McCarthy announces budget and debt ceiling deal capping debt at an additional 1.5T and reducing spending to 2022 levels with saving s of over $4.5T   3A) Biden rejects it and labels it a MAGA budget   4) SpaceX test rocket explodes over gulf. 2x the power of Saturn rockets.   5) In economic news, home prices declined by 1% to $376K average and sales are down 22% year over year   5A) Jobless claims are up to 245K and 1.86M are currently on unemployment benefits   5B) 41% believe the U.S. is already in a recession   6) Illegal aliens are costing the U.S. $150B a year just to house them.  Sanctuary cities like, NY, Chicago and Denver have budget problems trying to house these people.   7) IRS whistle blower says Garland lied to Congress and a massive cover up is happening.in Hunter Biden case   8) Trump leads DeSantis by 42-22 in NH with Sununu at 12%

Kevin J. Delaney is the co-founder and CEO of Charter, a next-generation media and insights company with a mission to transform every workplace. Charter catalyzes a new era of dynamic organizations where all workers thrive by bridging research to practice – giving people the tactical playbook for what work can and should be. Prior to Charter, Kevin co-founded and was co-CEO of Quartz, which was acquired in 2018 for $86M.This episode is hosted by Jenny Fielding, co-founder and general partner of Everywhere Ventures (previously The Fund). In this interview, Jenny grills Kevin on his early influences on becoming an entrepreneur, the tipping point for creating Charter, and his outlook on hybrid and flexible work. Hear from Kevin on what it's like to be an empath founder, challenges and lessons from iterating business models for a media company, and the aha moment for launching a return to office toolkit in the aftermath of the pandemic. Listen till the end for a speed round on productivity hack, media recs, and a tip on how to find Kevin in Brooklyn! If you liked this episode, be sure to subscribe to Venture Everywhere and give us a rating wherever you found us! To learn more about our work, visit Everywhere.vc and subscribe to our Founders Everywhere Substack. You can also follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter for regular updates and news.

Highlights today include: Acuity Brands 2Q Revenue of $943.6M Misses by $14.86M, Electrical Trends: Why Reps? We Asked Manufacturers, Inventronics Finally Acquires OSRAM Digital Systems in Europe and Asia, Leviton's Captain Code Program, American Lighting Expands its 12VAC Line, A New Architecture Expo, Powered by AIA, Specification Sales Representative – PLP SoCal.

Why Did We Hide & Ignore This Vaccine Data? Dr. Robert Malone. Rubin Report Watch this interview at- https://youtu.be/52ML4SNr3gE The Rubin Report 1.86M subscribers 81,419 views Premiered Feb 12, 2023 FULL EPISODES OF THE RUBIN REPORT Dave Rubin of “The Rubin Report” talks to Dr. Robert Malone about the shortcuts taken in the clinical trials of the Covid-19 vaccine; how we ignored the rule of three and the Nuremberg accords to skip the necessary phases of clinical trials to test the safety of MRNA vaccines; how Operation Warp Speed may have backfired; instances of vaccine data being deleted concerning possible vaccine injuries; why known Covid vaccine side effects were ignored; why the paperwork for the approval of the Pfizer vaccine should have been rejected; why he thinks the Moderna vaccine is responsible for his vaccine injury; what we now know about Covid vaccine side effects like myocarditis; how the vaccine can affect the endocrine system and T-cell suppression and increase the risk of conditions like Epstein-Barr virus and shingles; what he thinks of Project Veritas' undercover video of Pfizer director Jordan Triston Walker; and much more. 0:00 Intro 2:46 Dr. Malone's Background 14:12 What is the Process of Bringing a Vaccine to Market? 22:22 What Was Dr. Malone Warning The Trump Administration About? 27:20 What Was Dr. Malone's Red Pill Moment? 34:00 Did The Media Cover Dr. Malone's Warning? 36:40 When Did Vaccine Narrative Shift? 43:00 When Did Dr. Malone Realize the Machine was Broken? 50:08 Is the Covid Vaccine Damaging to the Immune System? 55:35 Dr. Malone's Explaining Mass Formation Psychosis 1:01:40 How Worried is Dr. Malone About Future Vaccine Injuries? 1:06:10 How Our Future Will Be Better Is the state of US news driving you crazy? Does the coverage of political news rarely seem “fair and balanced”? Serious discussions on US politics is vital to having a healthy democracy. No matter what political party you belong to, we need to be able to hear a variety of political perspectives. Whether you majored in political science or just want to have a deeper understanding of the issues you'll want to check out this playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list... To make sure you never miss a single Rubin Report video, click here to subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJdK... Looking for smart and honest conversations about current events, political news and the culture war? Want to increase your critical thinking by listening to different perspectives on a variety of topics? If so, then you're in the right place because on The Rubin Report Dave Rubin engages the ideas of some of society's most interesting thought leaders, authors, politicians and comedians. The Rubin Report is the largest talk show about free speech and big ideas on YouTube. Dave allows his guests to speak their minds and his audience to think for themselves. New videos every week. The Rubin Report is fan funded through monthly and one-time donations: https://rubinreport.com/support ****** Join Dave's Locals community: https://rubinreport.locals.com/ Order “Don't Burn This Country” the follow up to Dave Rubin's New York Times bestselling “Don't Burn This Book” here: https://daverubin.com/book/ Buy Tickets for the upcoming “Don't Burn This Country” book tour here: https://daverubin.com/events/ Dave Rubin's book, "Don't Burn This Book" is available at: www.dontburnthisbook.com LISTEN to The Rubin Report podcast: www.rubinreport.com/podcast See Dave LIVE: https://daverubin.com/events/ Sign up for our newsletter with the best of The Rubin Report delivered to your inbox once a week: http://www.rubinreport.com/newsletter Official Rubin Report Merchandise: https://rubinreport.myshopify.com/ All art on the set are original works by Caylin Rose Janet. Get a print here: https://www.caylinrosejanet.com/rubin... ****** Robert Malone mRNA Technologist Robert on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RWMaloneMD ****** Follow Dave on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RubinReport Follow The Rubin Report on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rubinreport Follow Dave on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/daverubin Follow Dave on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rubinreport... About Dave Rubin: http://rubinreport.com

It's This Week in Bourbon for January 20th 2023. Sazerac is suing Republic National Distributing Company in excess of $86M. Kentucky ABC seized undisclosed amounts of bourbon from Justins' House of Bourbon. Woodford Reserve releases its Double Double Oaked Bourbon for 2023.Show Notes: Sazerac is suing Republic National Distributing Company in excess of $86M Kentucky ABC seized undisclosed amounts of bourbon from Justins' House of Bourbon Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (PLCB) implements a price increase of 4% on more than 3,500 brands Playboy Spirits has raised more than US$13 million in funding Greg Hughes, Beam Suntory chief growth and brands officer, talks RTD growth Woodford Reserve releases its Double Double Oaked Bourbon for 2023 Mystic Farm & Distillery announces the launch of Mystic Galactic, a bourbon whiskey aged for one year in space @houseofbourbonlex @houseofbourbonlou @houseofbourbonky @playboy @woodfordreserve @mysticfarmdistillery Support this podcast on Patreon

Southside Chicago native Ben Colar moved to the Bluff City in 2002 after to study graphic design at Memphis College of Art. He had only heard about the Convocation and Three 6 Mafia prior to moving to Memphis. Ben excelled during his time at MCA and was immediately baptized by the fire working at an ad agency the summer before graduation. After commencement, he moved to Philly and became engulfed with freelance work. Ben made his way back to Memphis and started his brand design firm Baby Grand in 2018 in addition to a craft cocktail bar Inkwell in 2022. He noticed the craft cocktail space, worth around $86M and expected to hit $1B by 2026, was dominated by white males. After frequenting many cocktails bars in the city, Ben would often receive sub par service. He created the "Inkwell" concept from the idea that you will need to "refill" once the ink runs dry. His space gives you a break from the club scene with very few distractions and plenty of communication. Colar always leads with the mission of fully representing the make-up of Memphis and giving back in various ways. Ben strategically opened in the historic Edge District that currently houses some of your favorite black owned establishments. Check out the website drinkatinkwell.com and try the grilled cheese!

Southside Chicago native Ben Colar moved to the Bluff City in 2002 after to study graphic design at Memphis College of Art. He had only heard about the Convocation and Three 6 Mafia prior to moving to Memphis. Ben excelled during his time at MCA and was immediately baptized by the fire working at an ad agency the summer before graduation. After commencement, he moved to Philly and became engulfed with freelance work. Ben made his way back to Memphis and started his brand design firm Baby Grand in 2018 in addition to a craft cocktail bar Inkwell in 2022. He noticed the craft cocktail space, worth around $86M and expected to hit $1B by 2026, was dominated by white males. After frequenting many cocktails bars in the city, Ben would often receive sub par service. He created the "Inkwell" concept from the idea that you will need to "refill" once the ink runs dry. His space gives you a break from the club scene with very few distractions and plenty of communication. Colar always leads with the mission of fully representing the make-up of Memphis and giving back in various ways. Ben strategically opened in the historic Edge District that currently houses some of your favorite black owned establishments. Check out the website drinkatinkwell.com and try the grilled cheese!

This week Marty and Matt discuss: - Mining hosting provider compute north files for bankruptcy https://www.theblock.co/post/172246/compute-north-files-for-chapter-11-bankruptcy - Brink now funding 11 devs https://bitcoinmagazine.com/business/bitcoin-non-profit-brink-funds-11-bitcoin-lightning-developers - Bitnob launches in kenya, integrates mpesa https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/bitnob-kenya-mpesa/ - Strike Raises $80m in New Funding Led https://fortune.com/crypto/2022/09/27/bitcoin-rapid-payment-service-strike-raises-90m-takes-aim-at-visa/ - Swan acquires specter https://www.swanbitcoin.com/swan-acquires-specter-solutions/ - Core Lightning v0.12.1 https://github.com/ElementsProject/lightning/releases/tag/v0.12.1 - BTCPay Server v1.6.11 https://github.com/btcpayserver/btcpayserver/releases/tag/v1.6.11 - Blockstream Jade v0.1.38 https://github.com/Blockstream/Jade/releases/tag/0.1.38 - Electrum v4.3.2 https://github.com/spesmilo/electrum/blob/master/RELEASE-NOTES - Samourai Wallet v0.99.98f https://medium.com/samourai-wallet/wallet-update-0-99-98f-db062dd0e1ec - Initial code release for Taro https://lightning.engineering/posts/2022-9-28-taro-launch/ - Bitmatrix brings uniswap-like project to liquid https://blog.liquid.net/bitmatrix-mainnet-is-live/ - TBD partners with Circle https://developer.tbd.website/blog/tbd-circle-partnership/ - When taproot launches to encourage adoption https://whentaproot.org/ - Cloudflare launches free CAPTCHA alternative https://blog.cloudflare.com/turnstile-private-captcha-alternative/ - Hoseki donates $25K to BPI https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/hoseki-announces-donation-to-bitcoin-policy-i[…]-transparency-and-proof-of-reserves-research-301633003.html - Ergo piece on bitcoin privacy in unredacted magazine https://unredactedmagazine.com/issues/004.pdf - Feds seize $86M held in safe deposit boxes in beverly hills https://archive.ph/e5Omu - Major australian isp exposes user details via open api https://www.bankinfosecurity.com/optus-under-1-million-extortion-threat-in-data-breach-a-20142 - BlackRock threatened to halt trading at height of UK market tumult https://www.ft.com/content/0f32fdf3-8823-4a9c-ba70-d087860cfe6c - Stan Druckenmiller comments https://twitter.com/MartyBent/status/1575159503112196101?s=20&t=kSKai-AuztxSYfYl_i95_g - Iran sanctioned even harder - Nordstream pipeline attacked https://twitter.com/anasalhajji/status/1575471322154541068?s=20&t=kSKai-AuztxSYfYl_i95_g Shoutout to our sponsors: Unchained Capital Braiins HodlHodl Upstream Data TFTC Merch is Available: Shop Now Join the TFTC Movement: Main YT Channel Clips YT Channel Website Twitter Instagram Follow Marty Bent: Twitter Newsletter Podcast Follow Odell: Twitter Newsletter Podcast

After the FBI raided Trump's Mar-a-Lago, we all knew that we—everyday Americans—would be next. Well… the next is here. Now, the FBI raids the home of and arrests a pro-lifer in front of his seven children. Liz examines how the Left is targeting conservatives in order to provoke conservatives and how we should respond in light of that agenda. Plus, the FBI is clearly corrupt, but is it too corrupt to save? And where the heck is Congress in all of this? This is The Liz Wheeler Show. -- Cozy Earth provides the softest, most luxurious sheets on the planet. Save 35% on Cozy Earth bamboo bedding at https://cozyearth.com/liz35. -- Never go online without using ExpressVPN. Protect your online activity today with 3 FREE months at http://expressvpn.com/liz. -- Whether you're buying gas or groceries, earn cash back on every purchase with Upside. Download the app today and use promo code LIZ5 to get $5 or more cash back on your first purchase of $10 or more. 00:00 - Welcome to The Liz Wheeler Show 04:50 - Mark Hauck arrested by SWAT team 10:30 - Warrant charges with FACE Act violations 14:30 - Garland uses FBI SWAT raids to intimidate 23:17 - LA TIMES: FBI seizes $86M in cash 32:45 - How do we respond to this FBI raid 37:03 - FBI trying to provoke an insurrection 44:19 - How to support the Hauck family  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nicolas Léonard est le Group CFO de Gaming1, leader belge du jeu en ligne, récemment capitalisé par le fonds de renommée mondiale CVC. Dans cet épisode de Once Upon a Business, Nicolas nous parle des apports du modèle hybride de Gaming1, entre jeu physique et en ligne. Il nous explique comment son entreprise a pu compenser la perte de salaire de tous ses salariés belges tout générant un EBITDA estimé pour 2021 de 86M€ ; le tout dans un contexte sanitaire impactant fortement son industrie. Quelles stratégies adopter pour créer un pont entre jeu physique et en ligne ? Quels réflexes adopter pour faire cohabiter OPEX et CAPEX lorsque l'activité se partage entre deux business models ? Les réponses et plus encore dans cet épisode.

Join co-hosts Richard Coyne & Bill Zahller as they interview guests who left a successful careers to pursue a different path on the Road Less Traveled Show! In this episode, we spend time with Randy Landenderver!  Randy is the Chief Compliance and Audit Officer for a medical institution.  Randy has been active in Real Estate as a side hustle for many years.  Randy will make Real Estate his full-time endeavor soon. A bit more about Randy: Randy is the President of InvestArk Properties, LLC. His company focuses on creating investor value and passive income returns for busy professionals.  Randy has been in multi-family real estate since 2014 as both a general partner/key principal in 700 doors and a limited partner in over 4,000 doors. Randy previously acted as a private money lender in the remodeling of single-family homes in Florida, Ohio, and Texas with a combined value of over $2.5M. Randy has represented over $86M in assets managed. Randy currently serves as the Chief Compliance and Audit Officer for a large academic medical institution in Houston, TX. Randy has a bachelor's degree in Accounting, Information Systems, an MBA in Finance, and is a former CPA. Randy is a husband and father of 4 adult children spending his free time analyzing deals and networking with investors. Contact Randy:           Website: https://www.invest-ark.com/ Email: randy.langenderfer@invest-ark.com, LinkeIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/randy-langenderfer   Contact Bill Zahller Phone: 828-275-5035 Email: Bill@ParkCapitalPartnersLLC.com LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/billzahller   Contact Richard Coyne Phone: 404-245-9732 Email: Richard@ParkCapitalPartnersLLC.com LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/richardjcoyne   If you would like to learn more about: How Park Capital Partners connects investors with passive income-generating opportunities through real estate, Our Park Capital Value-Add Fund (a 506c fund), Our latest multifamily acquisitions, or The Park Capital Partners Foundation, Inc. (a 501(c)3 non-profit).  Please contact Park Capital Partners LLC in the following ways:  Website: ParkCapitalPartnersLLC.com Email us: info@ParkCapitalPartnersLLC.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ParkCapitalPartners/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/park-capital-partners-llc/   Music by Aliaksei Yukhnevich/Jamendo. Audio and Video production by Kerry Webb.   If you would like to be a guest on our show and have a “path change” story, please reach out to Richard at Richard@ParkCapitalPartnersLLC.com.  We would love to chat with you!

Nesta entrevista, a Liliana partilha a sua experiência de passar a comer de forma exagerada a sentir-se mais leve e feliz com ela mesma. Falámos sobre: -Fome emocional e usar a comida para tudo na vida; -Controlar a compulsão alimentar; -Como ter mais confiança e amor próprio; -Como passou de não tirar fotografias (nem com o filho) para tirar selfies - e adorar; -Perceber que somos as nossas piores inimigas e passarmos a ser as nossas melhores amigas; -O facto de o peso não ser o fator essencial para nos sentirmos bem; -O poder da comunidade na mudança; -Comer às escondidas; -O que vem a seguir para a Liliana.

Arlo Technologies (ARLO) stock price was up almost 29% today, spiking to a 52-week high. ARLO is a smart-home and surveillance devices provider that combines cloud infrastructure and mobile application with a range of smart connected devices. The Arlo Technologies earnings report revealed $0.04 in EPS and $142.86M in revenue, beating estimates. Next, George Tsilis weighs in on Rocky Brands (RCKY) stock as it was up almost 27% today. Rocky Brands is a designer, manufacturer, and marketer of premium footwear. The RCKY earnings report showed $1.86 in EPS and $169.45M in revenue.

We had the pleasure of interviewing WizTheMC over Zoom video!South African-born, Germany-raised, and Toronto-based singer, songwriter and producer WizTheMc recently released his sophomore EP Where Silence Feels Good. Leading listeners through a tale of love, including all its triumphs, trials and tribulations, the EP features previous singles “Stoned Nights,” “Do It Over,” “Break” and “Everything,” which have gone on to rack up millions of streams and have been hailed by the likes of PAPER Magazine, Notion and HotNewHipHop. Where Silence Feels Good EP marks the follow up to his What About Now? EP. Released at the end of 2019, it features the breakout single “For A Minute,” which has since amassed over 86M global streams and has been featured on Greys Anatomy, Facebook Messenger and the Netflix-original movie He's All That.ABOUT WIZTHEMC Fitting for an artist who spent formative years on three different continents, WizTheMc describes his sound as “borderless music.” It's an apt description for the 22-year-old singer, rapper, and producer, whose DIY ethos to music-making combines an ear for sticky pop hooks with nimble rapping abilities, all bolstered by high-octane production and summery guitar loops. His career hit warp speed during summer of 2020, when his peppy love song “For A Minute” became a major online hit, following his signing with Elliot Grainge's 10K Projects and Homemade Projects. It's since accrued over 86 million global streams. The Toronto-based, Cape Town-raised artist is now bringing his magnetic records to the masses. We want to hear from you! Please email Tera@BringinitBackwards.com. www.BringinitBackwards.com #podcast #interview #bringinbackpod #WizTheMC #WhereSilenceFeelsGood #NewMusic #zoom Listen & Subscribe to BiB https://link.chtbl.com/BiB Follow our podcast on Instagram and Twitter! https://www.facebook.com/groups/bringinbackpod

Nunca partilhei isto. Se eu pudesse voltar atrás à Rita de 2014 e falar com ela, diria-lhe todas estas coisas que partilho contigo no vídeo de hoje. Todos estes conselhos teriam-me ajudado e evitar muitos erros e "dores de cabeça". Por isso, espero que seja isto que precises de ouvir hoje também! Filmar este vídeo foi super terapêutico e espero que te ajude de alguma forma na tua jornada também.

O que eu vou dizer vai doer mas tem mesmo de ser dito. Queres viver uma vida equilibrada com menos peso, queres sentir-te bem contigo mesma mas… Tu tratas-te como se fosses a tua pior inimiga! Passas a vida em diálogos mentais a dizeres-te coisas que não dirias a mais ninguém! Até começas a fazer as coisas que sabes que "deves" fazer mas desistes a meio... Isto porque existe um ingrediente secreto que precisas de ter em conta nesta receita! E é exactamente sobre este ingrediente secreto que vamos falar hoje. Se tu estás farta de dietas, farta desse ciclo que parece interminável e se estás pronta para viveres com menos peso e com uma vida equilibrada então assiste ao vídeo até ao fim.

"Rita eu gostava de perder peso mas como faço para resistir aos doces?? São a minha perdição!" - Esta é uma das coisas que mais me perguntam e eu consigo perceber exactamente porquê! A verdade é que isto é não uma questão de conseguir resistir aos doces e não uma questão de "fechar a boca e aguentar" como estamos habituadas a ouvir - eu também acreditava nisso! Por isso, hoje vamos estar a falar sobre como resistir aos doces para perder peso - e garanto-te que vais sair daqui com uma perspectiva completamente diferente! Bora lá!

SCOTUS ruled in favor of 86M working Americans, now what? The warfare of lies is nothing new, are you impervious?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Cannabis sales peaked in August, falling four consecutive months across all 15 markets Headset currently tracks, with the exception of Ontario who went from $86M in sales in January to $117M in December for a total of $1.095B in sales for 2021.   California led the way with $5.066B, while CO, WA, OR, IL, MA, MI, & ON all broke the BILLION dollar mark for 2021 #cannabissales. However NV, WA, OR, AB, & SK all ended the year with negative growth.   Average basket size started decreasing after June, while the number of transactions increased- indicating consumers were going to #potshops more often, but spending less per transaction.   Brand concentration has remained relatively steady, however, it's anticipated that consolidation will pick up as Canadian companies and #privateequity and #venturecapitalists come into the space in anticipation of U.S. Federal legalization to snap up under-valued cannabis prospects in hopes of a #legalization rally that'll spark the next wave of #potstock speculation.   Episode 847 The #TalkingHedge dives into Headset's data… https://youtu.be/blgpfB2vJuo #CannabisData #CannabisAnalytics #CannabisSalesData

Cannabis sales peaked in August, falling four consecutive months across all 15 markets Headset currently tracks, with the exception of Ontario who went from $86M in sales in January to $117M in December for a total of $1.095B in sales for 2021. California led the way with $5.066B, while CO, WA, OR, IL, MA, MI, & ON all broke the BILLION dollar mark for 2021 #cannabissales. However NV, WA, OR, AB, & SK all ended the year with negative growth. Average basket size started decreasing after June, while the number of transactions increased- indicating consumers were going to #potshops more often, but spending less per transaction. Brand concentration has remained relatively steady, however, it's anticipated that consolidation will pick up as Canadian companies and #privateequity and #venturecapitalists come into the space in anticipation of U.S. Federal legalization to snap up under-valued cannabis prospects in hopes of a #legalization rally that'll spark the next wave of #potstock speculation. Episode 847 The #TalkingHedge dives into Headset's data… https://youtu.be/blgpfB2vJuo #CannabisData #CannabisAnalytics #CannabisSalesData --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/talkinghedge/support

Blink Charging (BLNK) is up 35% this month. Michael Farkas, Founder, Executive Chairman, and CEO of Blink Charging, discusses how the infrastructure bill will benefit Blink Charging. He also talks about BLNK's earnings which were released Thursday, November 11th. BLNK's 3Q revenue came in at $6.04M versus an estimated $4.86M. He then goes over how BLNK had 3,016 charging stations contracted or sold in 3Q (up 351% y/y). Finally, he mentions how Roth Capital upgraded BLNK to buy from neutral and raised the price target to $45. Tune in to find out more.

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Donald Trump laughs at the failure of the Biden administration for not following his smooth border policy Congressman Cuellar manages to sneak out photos of conditions in border facilities, while the press is blocked from access The Biden administration approved $86M for hotels to be used for housing and is also releasing illegal aliens into the country without a court date. 68 year old Asian Man is attacked on NYC subway by a black white nationalist Journalists try to justify the attacks on Andy Ngo Is Robin DeAngelo a member of the KKK, they have the same message... What's going on the with the wokeness in the military? After admitting there's not threat at the Capitol, the fence starts coming down; though congress is trying to secure funds to increase security anyway Rise of male virgins is an epidemic Social media censors video of Biden falling down stairs And Iran and the Taliban threaten the USA

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Interview with Mark Chalmers, President & CEO of Energy Fuels (NYSE:UUUU)  Energy Fuels is America's leading producer of uranium and vanadium and is venturing into the rare earths space. All critical and possibly strategic minerals in the US. We caught up with Chalmers to get the latest on how he is re-shaping Energy Fuels into tantalising value proposition. There have been plenty of catalyst moments within the uranium space over the last few months, predominantly surrounding the destruction of inventories and tightening of supply caused by COVID-19. The US House of Appropriations Committee recent decision to block the funding of a US uranium reserve appears to be a minor setback for uranium bulls, but Chalmers doesn't see it as a definitive "no." He experts the topic will be revisited one the DoE can provide a little more clarity on how exactly the reserve would be implemented, at some point in the next 180-days. Courtesy of its strengthened balance sheet, Energy Fuels has been able to redeem half of its C$20.86M convertible debenture loan, with the rest of it due at the end of this year. The company will avoid approximately US$350,000 in interest payments in 2020 as a consequence. Uranium juniors across the land are currently running up big debts to fund exploration programmes for assets that are as yet not proven economical. Energy Fuels seems keen to set itself apart as a logical option for new uranium speculators. Their real key differentiator is their White Mesa Mill in Utah. The only remaining fully-operational conventional uranium mill in the US is coveted by many, but some investors have not yet recognised the full extent of its capabilities. It is able to process uranium, obviously, but it is also able to process vanadium and Rare Earths. Which, Chalmers argues will be crucial as America might see REEs as strategic commodities and is attempting to build a new global REE hub to rival the status quo of Chinese dominance. 5 companies have recently told us they will be using White Mesa Mill to process their uranium, but Chalmers says he has had no discussions and has signed no agreements with anyone. In fact he has blunt message to uranium companies claiming that they will be tolling at White Mesa: STOP. Energy Fuels is likely to enjoy a monopoly over Northern American uranium juniors who face the choice to pay a toll fee to Energy Fuels', or ship ore more expensively to South America. The competitive tension is palpable. With consolidation in the industry becoming more likely, especially to make the utilities take producers more seriously, Energy Fuels could well be looking at M&A in the future. We challenge Chalmers on what exactly he could be looking for.Company page: http://www.energyfuels.com/ Explore More Here: cruxinvestor.comJoin our Club's waitlist: club.cruxinvestor.com For FREE unbiased investment information, follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook: https://twitter.com/cruxinvestor https://www.linkedin.com/company/crux-investor/ https://www.facebook.com/cruxinvestor If you got value from this interview, please subscribe.

Clay Wilkes is the Founder & CEO @ Galileo, the API standard for card issuing and digital banking, powering many of the leading global FinTech companies including Chime, TransferWise and Monzo to name a few. Prior to their reported $1.2Bn acquisition by SoFi, Clay raised just $86M in funding with Galileo from the likes of Accel and Ryan Smith @ Qualtrics, having run the company as a profitable company before that for over 15 years. Clay also has a keen interest in philanthropy having created the Galileo foundation with his wife in 2005. In Today’s Episode You Will Learn: 1.) How Clay made his way into the world of tech and startups more than 20 years ago and how he came to build the foundations for many fintechs today with Galileo? 2.) When looking at the current financial ecosystem does Clay believe we are in a phase of bundling or unbundling? Does Clay believe we will see the verticalisation of banking? Will every company become a payments company? Does Clay believe we will see consolidation in the space? 3.) What does Clay believe were the benefits of going 15 years withour raising VC money, building a profitable business? What are the trade offs? What could he have done if he had raised? With hindsight, does Clay wish he had raised earlier? Why was then the right time to raise? 4.) Why does Clay believe the discovery mechanism for VCs finding startups is broken? How did Clay select the venture firm he chose to work with, Accel? What advice does Clay give to board members when it comes to being the best board member to their founders? 5.) Why did Clay believe that selling to SoFi was the right decision? What are the benefits of the merger? How does Clay think about the competitive element that many of Galileo's current clients are competitors with SoFi? How do they remedy and solve for that today? Items Mentioned In Today’s Show: Clay’s Fave Book: Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity and Poverty As always you can follow Harry and The Twenty Minute VC on Twitter here! Likewise, you can follow Harry on Instagram here for mojito madness and all things 20VC.

The infamous voice of Bob Menery joins us for stimulating conversations about handjobs, his $86M net worth following a cocaine addiction, his golden voice, and commentates some high action viral videos.

**Judge denies Keller Williams' motion to dismiss tech vendor suit**   Keller Williams filed an answer to the complaint, acknowledging it began a relationship with TPI Cloud Hosting in 2015 concerning software development   Keller Williams sought to dismiss the lawsuit under the state's economic loss doctrine, which precludes claims of fraud in cases where the damages claimed are just the economic loss to the plaintiff of the contract itself.   “Plaintiff's complaint includes allegations that fraudulent statements were made, identifies three of defendant's agents who allegedly made the statements, identifies a date range when the statements were allegedly made, the location where the statements were allegedly made, and why the allegedly false statements were false,” Nowlin said in his decision not to dismiss the case.     **Zillow pulls Remine's Zestimate access after 'critical' statement**   Zillow has cut off Remine's access to its Zestimate application programming interface (API), which will prevent Remine from including Zillow's automated valuation model in the printed reports, property detail pages and comparative market analyses it provides real estate clients.   Remine Chief Operating Officer Jonathan Spinetto confirmed the move to Inman on Friday, citing recent statements Remine made as one of the reasons for the move. “I do not know all the reasons why Zillow did this,” Spinetto told Inman. “However the reason we were provided is that they took exception to some of our recent statements, which they viewed as critical of Zillow.”     **Total Expert raises $52M, plans to beef up staff and tech**   The financial services company specializes in marketing technology and has so far raised a total of $86M across multiple funding rounds   Total Expert, a banking and lending marketing software company, announced Thursday that it has raised $52 million, which it plans to spend on new staffers and on beefing up its technology.  The new cash came as part of a Series C funding round and brings Total Expert's overall haul to $86 million. The Minneapolis-based company currently employs 218 people, but now hopes to begin hiring new data scientists and technology other experts, as well as accelerate “the development of its APIs, machine learning and AI capabilities.”

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Michael Blank (Ashburn, Virginia) is a Real Estate Investor, Author of “Financial Freedom with Real Estate Investing”, Coach, and leading authority on apartment investing in the United States. As the CEO of Nighthawk Equity, Best-selling Author, Host of the Apartment Building Investing Podcast, Columnist and Real Estate Investor, Blank’s passionate about helping people become financially free in 3-5 years by investing in apartment building deals with a special focus on raising money. Through Blank’s investment company, Nighthawk Equity, he controls over $27M million in performing multifamily assets all over the United States and has raised over $6M. In addition to his own investing activities, he’s helped students purchase over 2,300 units valued at $86M through his unique “Deal Desk” and training programs. Blank’s been interviewed by top real estate podcasts, including Bigger Pockets, Joe Fairless (Best Ever Show), Get Rich Education, Cashflow Ninja and many more. “The Michael Blank” blog has also been listed in the Top 25 Real Estate Investing Blogs of 2018 by Leap Property Management. And Blank is a Contributor to FlipNerd. Connect with Michaelhttp://themichaelblank.comBook – Financial Freedom with Real Estate InvestingFor today’s show notes, including audio and links to all the resources mentioned, visit www.limitless-estates.com/podcasts. For today’s video feed, visit our YouTube channel.To get access to our free Passive Investors Guide and monthly newsletters sign up at www.limitless-estates.comSchedule a free call with Kyle or Lalita hereTo find out more about partnering or investing in a multifamily deal email info@limitless-estates.com Local to Southern California? Attend our monthly meetup focused on Out of State Apartment investing. View our schedule at https://www.limitless-estates.com/events/meetupsJoin our Facebook Group - Passive Income through Multifamily Real EstateHave a question you would like answered on the show? Email us at info@limitless-estates.com.

MICHAEL BLANK (Ashburn, Virginia) is an Entrepreneur, Investor, Author (“Financial Freedom with Real Estate Investing”), Coach, and leading authority on apartment investing in the United States. As the CEO of Nighthawk Equity, Best-selling Author, Host of the Apartment Building Investing Podcast, Columnist and Real Estate Investor, Blank's passionate about helping people become financially free in 3-5 years by investing in apartment building deals with a special focus on raising money. Through Blank's investment company, Nighthawk Equity, he controls over $27M million in performing multifamily assets all over the United States and has raised over $6M. In addition to his own investing activities, he's helped students purchase over 2,300 units valued at $86M through his unique “Deal Desk” and training programs. Blank's been interviewed by top real estate podcasts, including Bigger Pockets, Joe Fairless (Best Ever Show), Get Rich Education, Cashflow Ninja and many more. “The Michael Blank” blog has also been listed in the Top 25 Real Estate Investing Blogs of 2018 by Leap Property Management, and he is a Contributor to FlipNerd.  Website: http://www.themichaelblank.com/   BOOK  Financial Freedom with Real Estate Investing: The Blueprint to Quitting Your Job with Real Estate – Even Without Experience or Cash; http://www.financialfreedomthebook.com THE APARTMENT BUILDING INVESTING PODCAST: http://www.themichaelblank.com/podcasts/ SOCIAL MEDIA Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/michaelblankcom LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mblank1/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/themichaelblank

MICHAEL BLANK (Ashburn, Virginia) is an Entrepreneur, Investor, Author (“Financial Freedom with Real Estate Investing”), Coach, and leading authority on apartment investing in the United States. As the CEO of Nighthawk Equity, Best-selling Author, Host of the Apartment Building Investing Podcast, Columnist and Real Estate Investor, Blank’s passionate about helping people become financially free in 3-5 years by investing in apartment building deals with a special focus on raising money. Through Blank’s investment company, Nighthawk Equity, he controls over $27M million in performing multifamily assets all over the United States and has raised over $6M. In addition to his own investing activities, he’s helped students purchase over 2,300 units valued at $86M through his unique “Deal Desk” and training programs. Blank’s been interviewed by top real estate podcasts, including Bigger Pockets, Joe Fairless (Best Ever Show), Get Rich Education, Cashflow Ninja and many more. “The Michael Blank” blog has also been listed in the Top 25 Real Estate Investing Blogs of 2018 by Leap Property Management. And Blank is a Contributor to FlipNerd. http://themichaelblank.com In this episode we discuss his come back story, why the education system doesn't always work, and how to build wealth that can sustain your family and not take all you time.

In a fast five minutes Chris Walton discusses this week’s big news out of the cosmetics industry, something pronounced “AiFi,” another “I don’t get you, but I don’t know how to quit you” press release out of Walmart, Macy’s earnings report, and some news out of Seattle that had nothing to do with Amazon. Thank the heavens — finally! Links from this week — Startup launches scaleable Amazon Go-like system for retailers – goo.gl/i9Feuw Macy’s Q4 earnings, comp-sales top Street; to sell part of Chicago flagship - goo.gl/MNMgvk  Glossier Just Got $52 Million in Fresh Capital, Bringing Total Funding to $86M - goo.gl/KUp3dn Walmart confirms plans to launch apparel, home brands - goo.gl/HG2N4o Nordstrom family reportedly near take-private offer - goo.gl/AaZEsr Omni Talk is a production of RedArcherRetail.com and OmniTalk.blog, hosted by leading omnichannel retail expert, Chris Walton. Chris is the founder of the retail start-up, Red Archer Retail and author of one of the fastest growing blogs in retail -- OmniTalk.blog. His Fast Five podcast dives into the top retail news headlines of the week in just five quick minutes, all in Chris’s signature candid and humorous style. including serious and sometimes comic musings on the past, present and future of retail. Want more? Be sure to check out the After the Five podcast, where Chris and fellow omnichannel enthusiasts, Anne Mezzenga and Carter Jensen, go even deeper into the headlines and what they could mean for the future of retail. If you enjoy these podcasts, please also be sure to visit OmniTalk.blog to subscribe to Chris’s blog and to get all the retail commentary you could ever want, and more, delivered straight to your inbox. Music from HookSounds.com

Chris Walton, Anne Mezzenga, and Carter Jensen go deeper into this week top stories, like AiFi in 50,000 square feet, Glossier’s latest investment round, Macy’s earnings report, Nordstrom’s private talks, and of course their growing discontent with Walmart too. Links from this week — Startup launches scaleable Amazon Go-like system for retailers – goo.gl/i9Feuw Macy’s Q4 earnings, comp-sales top Street; to sell part of Chicago flagship - goo.gl/MNMgvk  Glossier Just Got $52 Million in Fresh Capital, Bringing Total Funding to $86M - goo.gl/KUp3dn Walmart confirms plans to launch apparel, home brands - goo.gl/HG2N4o Nordstrom family reportedly near take-private offer - goo.gl/AaZEsr Omni Talk is a production of RedArcherRetail.com and OmniTalk.blog, hosted by leading omnichannel retail expert, Chris Walton. Chris is the founder of the retail start-up, Red Archer Retail and author of one of the fastest growing blogs in retail -- OmniTalk.blog. His Fast Five podcast dives into the top retail news headlines of the week in just five quick minutes, all in Chris’s signature candid and humorous style. including serious and sometimes comic musings on the past, present and future of retail. Want more? Be sure to check out the After the Five podcast, where Chris and fellow omnichannel enthusiasts, Anne Mezzenga and Carter Jensen, go even deeper into the headlines and what they could mean for the future of retail. If you enjoy these podcasts, please also be sure to visit OmniTalk.blog to subscribe to Chris’s blog and to get all the retail commentary you could ever want, and more, delivered straight to your inbox. Music from HookSounds.com

4 Parientes - 013 - 05-Feb-18 - Microsoft quiere comprar a EA y Switch ya vendió más que Wii U! ¡Bienvenidos al podcast de los 4 Parientes! El único podcast en el mundo sobre amistad y videojuegos presentado por nosotros. Los temas de este episodio son: 1.- Ponte el Traje: Microsoft quiere comprar a EA? 2.- Ponte el Traje: Retailers se rebelan contra Microsoft 3.- Nintendo anuncia Mario Kart para celular y película de Mario 4.- Nintendo Switch: 14.86M vendidos y servicio online anunciado 5.- Los juegos más vistos en Twitch.tv la cuarta semana de enero 2018 6.- Temas de Interés: Red Dead Redemption 2, Spiderman, Fortnite, Monster Hunter vs Dragon Ball Figtherz y Paragon cierra 7.- Amistad y Videojuegos: Mejor RPG de todos los tiempos? ¡Pónganse a jugar!

An Australian developer thought his local police force was spending way too much money on their new license plate scanning system. So he decided to build one himself. Here's how he did this, and how he ended up catching a criminal. Written and read by Tait Brown: https://twitter.com/taitems Original article: https://fcc.im/2iJWWuE Learn to code for free at: https://www.freecodecamp.org Intro music by Vangough: https://fcc.im/2APOG02 Transcript: The Victoria Police are the primary law enforcement agency of Victoria, Australia. With over 16,000 vehicles stolen in Victoria this past year — at a cost of about $170 million — the police department is experimenting with a variety of technology-driven solutions to crackdown on car theft. They call this system BlueNet. To help prevent fraudulent sales of stolen vehicles, there is already a VicRoads web-based service for checking the status of vehicle registrations. The department has also invested in a stationary license plate scanner — a fixed tripod camera which scans passing traffic to automatically identify stolen vehicles. Don’t ask me why, but one afternoon I had the desire to prototype a vehicle-mounted license plate scanner that would automatically notify you if a vehicle had been stolen or was unregistered. Understanding that these individual components existed, I wondered how difficult it would be to wire them together. But it was after a bit of googling that I discovered the Victoria Police had recently undergone a trial of a similar device, and the estimated cost of roll out was somewhere in the vicinity of $86,000,000. One astute commenter pointed out that the $86M cost to fit out 220 vehicles comes in at a rather thirsty $390,909 per vehicle. Surely we can do a bit better than that. The Success Criteria Before getting started, I outlined a few key requirements for product design. Requirement #1: The image processing must be performed locally Streaming live video to a central processing warehouse seemed the least efficient approach to solving this problem. Besides the whopping bill for data traffic, you’re also introducing network latency into a process which may already be quite slow. Although a centralized machine learning algorithm is only going to get more accurate over time, I wanted to learn if an local on-device implementation would be “good enough”. Requirement #2: It must work with low quality images Since I don’t have a Raspberry Pi camera or USB webcam, so I’ll be using dashcam footage — it’s readily available and an ideal source of sample data. As an added bonus, dashcam video represents the overall quality of footage you’d expect from vehicle mounted cameras. Requirement #3: It needs to be built using open source technology Relying upon a proprietary software means you’ll get stung every time you request a change or enhancement — and the stinging will continue for every request made thereafter. Using open source technology is a no-brainer. My solution At a high level, my solution takes an image from a dashcam video, pumps it through an open source license plate recognition system installed locally on the device, queries the registration check service, and then returns the results for display. The data returned to the device installed in the law enforcement vehicle includes the vehicle’s make and model (which it only uses to verify whether the plates have been stolen), the registration status, and any notifications of the vehicle being reported stolen. If that sounds rather simple, it’s because it really is. For example, the image processing can all be handled by the openalpr library. This is really all that’s involved to recognize the characters on a license plate: A Minor Caveat Public access to the VicRoads APIs is not available, so license plate checks occur via web scraping for this prototype. While generally frowned upon — this is a proof of concept and I’m not slamming anyone’s servers. Results I must say I was pleasantly surprised. I expected the open source license plate recognition to be pretty rubbish. Additionally, the image recognition algorithms are probably not optimised for Australian license plates. The solution was able to recognise license plates in a wide field of view. Annotations added for effect. Number plate identified despite reflections and lens distortion. Although, the solution would occasionally have issues with particular letters. A few frames later, the M is correctly identified and at a higher confidence rating. As you can see in the above two images, processing the image a couple of frames later jumped from a confidence rating of 87% to a hair over 91%. I’m confident, pardon the pun, that the accuracy could be improved by increasing the sample rate, and then sorting by the highest confidence rating. Alternatively a threshold could be set that only accepts a confidence of greater than 90% before going on to validate the registration number. Those are very straight forward code-first fixes, and don’t preclude the training of the license plate recognition software with a local data set. The $86,000,000 Question To be fair, I have absolutely no clue what the $86M figure includes — nor can I speak to the accuracy of my open source tool with no localized training vs. the pilot BlueNet system. I would expect part of that budget includes the replacement of several legacy databases and software applications to support the high frequency, low latency querying of license plates several times per second, per vehicle. On the other hand, the cost of ~$391k per vehicle seems pretty rich — especially if the BlueNet isn’t particularly accurate and there are no large scale IT projects to decommission or upgrade dependent systems. Future Applications While it’s easy to get caught up in the Orwellian nature of an “always on” network of license plate snitchers, there are many positive applications of this technology. Imagine a passive system scanning fellow motorists for an abductors car that automatically alerts authorities and family members to their current location and direction. Teslas vehicles are already brimming with cameras and sensors with the ability to receive OTA updates — imagine turning these into a fleet of virtual good samaritans. Ubers and Lyft drivers could also be outfitted with these devices to dramatically increase the coverage area. Using open source technology and existing components, it seems possible to offer a solution that provides a much higher rate of return — for an investment much less than $86M. Remember the $86 million license plate scanner I replicated? I caught someone with it. A few weeks ago, I published what I thought at the time was a fairly innocuous article: How I replicated an $86 million project in 57 lines of code. I’ll admit — it was a rather click-bait claim. I was essentially saying that I’d reproduced the same license plate scanning and validating technology that the police in Victoria, Australia had just paid $86 million for. Since then, the reactions have been overwhelming. My article received over 100,000 hits in the first day, and at last glance sits somewhere around 450,000. I’ve been invited to speak on local radio talk shows and at a conference in California. I think someone may have misread Victoria, AU as Victoria, BC. Although I politely declined these offers, I have met for coffee with various local developers and big name firms alike. It’s been incredibly exciting. Most readers saw it for what it was: a proof of concept to spark discussion about the use of open source technology, government spending, and one man’s desire to build cool stuff from his couch. Pedants have pointed out the lack of training, support, and usual enterprise IT cost padders, but it’s not worth anyone’s time exploring these. I’d rather spend this post looking at my results and how others can go about shoring up their own accuracy. Before we get too deep into the results, I’d like to go over one thing that I feel was lost in the original post. The concept for this project started completely separate from the $86 million BlueNet project. It was by no means an attempt to knock it off. It started with the nagging thought that since OpenCV exists and the VicRoads website has license plate checks, there must be a way to combine the two or use something better. It was only when I began my write-up that I stumbled upon BlueNet. While discovering BlueNet and its price tag gave me a great editorial angle, with the code already written. There were bound to be some inconsistencies between the projects. I also believe part of the reason this blew up was the convenient timing of a report on wasteful government IT spending in Australia. The Federal Government’s IT bill has shot up from $5.9 billion to $10 billion, and it delivered dubious value for that blow out. Media researchers who contacted me were quick to link the two, but this is not something I am quick to encourage. A Disclaimer In the spirit of transparency, I must declare something that was also missing from the original post. My previous employer delivered smaller (less than $1 million) IT projects for Victoria Police and other state bodies. As a result, I’ve undergone police checks and completed the forms required to become a VicPol contractor. This may imply I have an axe to grind or have some specific insider knowledge, but instead I am proud of the projects we delivered. They were both on time and on budget. Visualizing the Results The following is a video representation of my results, composited in After Effects for a bit of fun. I recorded various test footage, and this was the most successful clip. I will go into detail about ideal camera setups, detection regions, and more after the video. It will help you better understand what made this iPhone video I took from through the windscreen a better video than a Contour HD angled out the side window. An Ethical Dilemma If you saw the hero graphic of this article or watched the video above, you may have noticed a very interesting development: I caught someone. Specifically, I caught someone driving a vehicle with a canceled registration from 2016. This could have happened for many reasons, the most innocent of which is a dodgy resale practice. Occasionally, when the private sale of a vehicle is not done by the book, the buyer and seller may not complete an official transfer of registration. This saves the buyer hundreds of dollars, but the vehicle is still registered to the seller. It’s not unheard of for a seller to then cancel the registration and receive an ad hoc refund of remaining months, also worth hundreds of dollars. Alternatively, the driver of the vehicle could well be the criminal we suspect that they are. So, although I jokingly named the project plate-snitch when I set it up on my computer, I’m now faced with the conundrum of whether to report what I saw. Ultimately, the driver was detected using a prototype of a police-only device. But driving on a 2016 registration (canceled, not expired) is a very deliberate move. Hmm. Back to the Results Of the many reactions to my article, a significant amount were quite literal and dubious. Since I said I replicated the software, they asserted that I must have a support center, warranties, and training manuals. One even attempted to replicate my results and hit the inevitable roadblocks of image quality and source material. Because of this, some implied that I cherry-picked my source images. To that I can only say, “Well, duh.” When I built my initial proof of concept (again, focusing on validating an idea, not replicating BlueNet), I used a small sample set of less than ten images. Since camera setup is one of, if not the most, important factors in ALPR, I selected them for ideal characteristics that enhance recognition. At the end of the day, it is very simple to take a fragile proof of concept and break it. The true innovation and challenge comes from taking a proof of concept, and making it work. Throughout my professional career, many senior developers have told me that things can’t be done or at least can’t be done in a timely manner. Sometimes they were right. Often, they were just risk averse. “Nothing is impossible until it is proven to be.” Many people bastardize this quote, and you may have seen or heard one of it’s incarnations before. To me, it neatly summarizes a healthy development mindset, in which spiking and validating ideas is almost mandatory to understanding them. Optimal ALPR Camera Setups This project is so exciting and different for me because it has a clear success metric — whether the software recognizes the plate. This can only happen with a combination of hardware, software, and networking solutions. After posting my original article, people who sell ALPR cameras quickly offered advice. Optical Zoom The most obvious solution in hindsight is the use of an optical zoom. Though I explore other important factors below, none lead to such a sheer increase in recognition as this. In general, professional ALPR solutions are offset at an angle, trained on where the license plate will be, and zoomed into the area to maximize clarity. This means the more zoom, more pixels to play with. All the cameras I had at my disposal were of a fixed lens. They included: A Contour HD action camera. These came out in 2009, and I use mine to record my cycling commute and to replay each week’s near death experience. The featured test run was recorded on my phone. My only method of replicating an optical zoom was using an app to record at 3K instead of 1080p, and then digitally zooming and cropping. Again, more pixels to play with. Angle & Positioning The viewing angle of 30° is often referenced as the standard for ideal plate recognition. This is incredibly important when you learn that BlueNet uses an array of cameras. It also makes sense when you consider what a front facing camera would generally see — not very much. What a front facing ALPR camera sees — not much. If I had to guess I’d say a mostly forward-facing array would be the ideal setup. It would consist of a single camera pointed dead center as above, two off-center at 30° each side, and a single rear-facing camera. The value in having most of the cameras pointed forward would come from the increased reaction time if the vehicle is traveling in the opposite direction. This would allow a quicker scan, process, and U-turn than if the rear facing cameras picked up a suspect vehicle already ten meters past the police vehicle. A four camera array would need to be angled similar to this. Icons from Freepik. A Gymbal When compositing the video, I thought about stabilizing the footage. Instead I opted to show the bumpy ride for what it was. What you saw was me holding my phone near the windscreen while my wife drove. Check out that rigorous scientific method. Any production-ready version of a vehicle-mounted ALPR needs some form of stabilisation. Not a hand. Frame Rate Both the attempt to replicate my project and my recordings since then explored the same misconception that ALPR sampling frame rate may be linked to success. In my experience, this did nothing but waste cycles. Instead, what is incredibly important is the shutter speed creating clean, crisp footage that feeds well into the algorithm. But I was also testing fairly low-speed footage. At most, two vehicles passing each other in a 60km/h zone created a 120km/h differential. BlueNet, on the other hand, can work up to an alleged 200km/h. As a way of solving this, a colleague suggested object detection and out-of-band processing. Identify a vehicle and draw a bounding box. Wait for it to come into the ideal recognition angle and zoom. Then shoot a burst of photos for asynchronous processing. I looked into using OpenCV (node-opencv) for object recognition, but I found something simpler like face detection, taking anywhere from 600–800ms. Not only less than ideal for my use, but pretty poor in general. Hype-train TensorFlow comes to the rescue. Able to run on-device, there are examples of projects identifying multiple vehicles per frame at an astounding 27.7fps. This version could even expose speed estimations. Legally worthless, but perhaps useful in every day policing (no fps benchmark in readme). To better explain how high-performance vehicle recognition could couple with slower ALPR techniques, I created another video in After Effects. I imagine that the two working hand-in-hand would look something like this: Idea: how vehicle object detection could remove ALPR frame limits by processing asynchronously. Frame Rate vs Shutter Speed A different manifestation of frame rate is largely influenced upon shutter speed, and more specifically, the rolling shutter issues that plague early or low end digital movie recorders. The following is a snapshot from some Contour HD footage. You can see at only 60km/h the rolling shutter issue makes the footage more or less unusable from an ALPR point of view. Adjusting frame rate on both the Contour HD and my iPhone did not result in noticeably less distortion. In theory, a higher shutter speed should produce clearer and crisper images. They’d become increasingly important if you were to chase the 200km/h BlueNet benchmark. Less blur and less rolling shutter distortion would ideally lead to a better read. Open ALPR Version One of the more interesting discoveries was that the node-openalpr version I was using is both out-of-date and not nearly as powerful as their proprietary solution. While an open source requirement was certainly a factor, it was amazing how accurately the cloud version could successfully read frames that I couldn’t even identify a plate on. ALPR Country Training Data I also found that the main node-openalpr package defaults to US country processing with no way of overriding it. You have to pull down someone else’s fork which allows you to then provide an extra country parameter. Slimline Australian plates need their own separate country detection to regular Australian plates? But this doesn’t always help. Using the default US algorithm I was able to produce the most results. Specifying the Australian data set actually halved the number of successful plate reads, and it only managed to find one or two that the US algorithm couldn’t. Providing the separate “Australian Wide Plate” set again halved the count and introduced a single extra plate. There is clearly a lot to be desired when it comes to Australian-based data sets for ALPR, and I think that the sheer number of plate styles available in Victoria is a contributing factor. Good luck with that. Planar Warps Open ALPR comes with one particular tool to reduce the impact of distortion from both the camera angle and rolling shutter issues. Planar warp refers to a method in which coordinates are passed to the library to skew, translate, and rotate an image until it closely resembles a straight-on plate. In my limited testing experience, I wasn’t able to find a planar warp that worked at all speeds. When you consider rolling shutter, it makes sense that the distortion grows relative to vehicle speed. I would imagine feeding accelerometer or GPS speed data as a coefficient might work. Or, you know, get a camera that isn’t completely rubbish. What others are doing in the industry Numerous readers reached out after the last post to share their own experiences and ideas. Perhaps one of the more interesting solutions shared with me was by Auror in New Zealand. They employ fixed ALPR cameras in petrol stations to report on people stealing petrol. This in itself is not particularly new and revolutionary. But when coupled with their network, they can automatically raise an alert when known offenders have returned, or are targeting petrol stations in the area. Independent developers in Israel, South Africa, and Argentina have shown interest in building their own hacked-together versions of BlueNet. Some will probably fare better than others, as places like Israel use a seven digit license plates with no alphabet characters. Key Takeaways There is simply too much that I’ve learned in the last few weeks of dabbling to fit into one post. While there have been plenty of detractors, I really do appreciate the support and knowledge that has been sent my way. There are a lot of challenges you will face in trying to build your own ALPR solution, but thankfully a lot of them are solved problems. To put things in perspective, I’m a designer and front end developer. I’ve spent about ten hours now on footage and code, another eight on video production, and at least another ten on write-ups alone. I’ve achieved what I have by standing on the shoulders of giants. I’m installing libraries built by intelligent people and have leveraged advice from people who sell these cameras for a living. The $86 million question still remains — if you can build a half-arsed solution that does an okay job by standing on the shoulders of giants, how much more money should you pour in to do a really really good job? My solution is not even in the same solar system as the 99.999% accurate scanner that some internet commenters seem to expect. But then again, BlueNet only has to meet a 95% accuracy target. So if $1 million gets you to 80% accuracy, and maybe $10 million gets you to 90% accuracy — when do you stop spending? Furthermore, considering that the technology has proven commercial applications here in Oceania, how much more taxpayer money should be poured into a proprietary, close-sourced solution when local startups could benefit? Australia is supposed to be an “innovation nation” after all.

This episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/GygkIBWMp6Y Software projects are so much more than just writing code. It is impossible to replicate entire project with any number of lines of code. * There is a bold claim about "How I replicated an $86 million project in 57 lines of code" (https://medium.freecodecamp.org/how-i-replicated-an-86-million-project-in-57-lines-of-code-277031330ee9), but the author confesses "to be fair, I have absolutely no clue what the $86M figure includes…" * Analysis of the limitations of the technical side of the proposed solution, which likely preclude its use for building real-time system: "How I failed to replicate an $86 million project in 1 line of code" (https://medium.com/@ryanfb/how-i-failed-to-replicate-an-86-million-project-in-1-line-of-code-615048a1f9d0) * A case for order of magnitude difference in effort depending on detailed requirements: printing a file to the console * Naïve implementation is 2 lines of code in Python * Gracefully handling printing a huge 4Gb file from USB stick, which is ejected, requires a lot more work * Don’t think someone is stupid. Instead try to understand why they do what they do.

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