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Peter Thiel on pivoting and PayPal’s early failure
“When we started PayPal, the initial product was an infrared-beaming device on Palm Pilots for sending money. It was voted one of the 10 worst business ideas in 1999. And 1999 was a year when there were many bad ideas in technology… But the team was good… It’s not like you only get one chance. You get many chances so long as you keep trying. If you get hung up on failure, and if you think you don’t have another chance, that’s when you really don’t.”
One lesser-known fact about the PayPal pivot is that the idea didn’t come from the cofounders, Peter Thiel and Max Levchin.
It came from David Sacks who was fresh out of Stanford Law School and a one year stint at McKinsey. Sacks was the one who finally persuaded a reluctant Levchin that beaming money between Palm Pilots was a bad idea. Instead, he argued, they should focus on sending money via email.
A talented team and getting multiple shots on goal turned out to be the difference between startup failure and a $1.5 billion exit to eBay.
Video source: @CBSNews (2012)
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Peter Thiel on pivoting and PayPal’s early failure
“When we started PayPal, the initial product was an infrared-beaming device on Palm Pilots for sending money. It was voted one of the 10 worst business ideas in 1999. And 1999 was a year when there were many bad ideas in technology… But the team was good… It’s not like you only get one chance. You get many chances so long as you keep trying. If you get hung up on failure, and if you think you don’t have another chance, that’s when you really don’t.”
One lesser-known fact about the PayPal pivot is that the idea didn’t come from the cofounders, Peter Thiel and Max Levchin.
It came from David Sacks who was fresh out of Stanford Law School and a one year stint at McKinsey. Sacks was the one who finally persuaded a reluctant Levchin that beaming money between Palm Pilots was a bad idea. Instead, he argued, they should focus on sending money via email.
A talented team and getting multiple shots on goal turned out to be the difference between startup failure and a $1.5 billion exit to eBay.
Video source: @CBSNews (2012)
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Dimitry Nakhla | Babylon Capital®
8 High-Quality Stocks Where Share Price Heavily Outpaced Earnings Growth YTD 💸
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8 High-Quality Stocks Where Share Price Heavily Outpaced Earnings Growth YTD 💸
🛒 Costco $COST
•YTD: +45%
•Jan NTM P/E: 40x
•NTM P/E: 54x
•Multiple Change: +35%
🛠️ Lowe’s $LOW
•YTD: +23%
•Jan NTM P/E: 17x
•NTM P/E: 22x
•Multiple Change: +29%
📈 Fair Isaac $FICO
•YTD: +102%
•Jan NTM P/E: 48x
•NTM P/E: 79x
•Multiple Change: +65%
🕹️ Intuitive Surgical $ISRG
•YTD: +59%
•Jan NTM P/E: 53x
•NTM P/E: 72x
•Multiple Change: +36%
🏚️ Home Depot
•YTD: +23%
•Jan NTM P/E: 23x
•NTM P/E: 27x
•Multiple Change: +17%
💰 KKR & Co $KKR
•YTD: +93%
•Jan NTM P/E: 18x
•NTM P/E: 28x
•Multiple Change: +56%
👩🏼💻 Oracle $ORCL
•YTD: +73%
•Jan NTM P/E: 18x
•NTM P/E: 28x
•Multiple Change: +56%
🚜 Tractor Supply $TSCO
•YTD: +31%
•Jan NTM P/E: 21x
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•Multiple Change: +24%
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#stocks #investing
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JUST IN: Marjorie Taylor Greene just disclosed 17 new stock purchases.
Full trade list up on Quiver, here are a few of them: https://t.co/4XovITFW5J
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JUST IN: Marjorie Taylor Greene just disclosed 17 new stock purchases.
Full trade list up on Quiver, here are a few of them: https://t.co/4XovITFW5J
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Dimitry Nakhla | Babylon Capital®
RT @DimitryNakhla: Dev Kantesaria on the importance of temperament & managing emotions as an investor 💸
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RT @DimitryNakhla: Dev Kantesaria on the importance of temperament & managing emotions as an investor 💸
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Quiver Quantitative
We recently posted this report on a purchase of Parker-Hannifin stock, $PH, by Senator Markwayne Mullin.
$PH produces parts for the military.
Mullin sits on the Senate Armed Services Committee.
The stock has now risen 31% since his purchase: https://t.co/vAvMvFpm9y
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We recently posted this report on a purchase of Parker-Hannifin stock, $PH, by Senator Markwayne Mullin.
$PH produces parts for the military.
Mullin sits on the Senate Armed Services Committee.
The stock has now risen 31% since his purchase: https://t.co/vAvMvFpm9y
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Saltlight Capital on Applovin $APP US
Thesis: AppLovin leverages its AI-driven advertising platform to redefine ad efficiency and targeting, with the potential to disrupt e-commerce and challenge the digital ad duopoly
(Extract from their Q3 letter) https://t.co/RAw4KP4kLl
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Saltlight Capital on Applovin $APP US
Thesis: AppLovin leverages its AI-driven advertising platform to redefine ad efficiency and targeting, with the potential to disrupt e-commerce and challenge the digital ad duopoly
(Extract from their Q3 letter) https://t.co/RAw4KP4kLl
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Stock Analysis Compilation
Stock Analysis Compilation #66 is in your inbox 🔥
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Stock Analysis Compilation #66 is in your inbox 🔥
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42 stock pitches from the best hedge funds & newsletters : $APP $ASPI $AZO $CPRT $COUR $CROX $DE $DUOL $ECOR $HIMS $HQI $KSS $MSTR $NVO $NOWV $NVDA $PDD $PLURV $QCOM $RCL $CRM $SNBR $TKO $DIS and many more https://t.co/JU0Qx86v0x
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📊 Earnings season visualized.
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📊 Earnings season visualized.
What surprised you this month?
Grab the latest report with 100+ visuals👇
https://t.co/KpAtHOxc1P https://t.co/75s7WbTcvB
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Quiver Quantitative
RT @InsiderRadar: Another strong week for insiders, with an average return to-date of +11.3% for trades we reported on this week:
- $225K purchase of $PBI by director on 11/22. Since our report, the stock is up 2.3%.
- $3M purchase of $OSCR by cofounder on 11/22. Since our report, the stock is up 7.1%.
- $1M in purchases of $IMNM by CEO, CTO, and Chief Medical Officer on 11/25. Since our report, the stock is up 37.0%.
- $1M purchase of $PRKS by CFO on 11/25. Since our report, the stock is up 3.5%.
- $267K purchase of $AGFY by CEO on 11/25. Since our report, the stock is up 21.3%.
- $1.5M in purchases of $NGNE by CEO and CFO on 11/25. Since our report, the stock is up 11.9%.
- $2.1M purchase of $IIV by CEO on 11/26. Since our report, the stock is down 4%.
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RT @InsiderRadar: Another strong week for insiders, with an average return to-date of +11.3% for trades we reported on this week:
- $225K purchase of $PBI by director on 11/22. Since our report, the stock is up 2.3%.
- $3M purchase of $OSCR by cofounder on 11/22. Since our report, the stock is up 7.1%.
- $1M in purchases of $IMNM by CEO, CTO, and Chief Medical Officer on 11/25. Since our report, the stock is up 37.0%.
- $1M purchase of $PRKS by CFO on 11/25. Since our report, the stock is up 3.5%.
- $267K purchase of $AGFY by CEO on 11/25. Since our report, the stock is up 21.3%.
- $1.5M in purchases of $NGNE by CEO and CFO on 11/25. Since our report, the stock is up 11.9%.
- $2.1M purchase of $IIV by CEO on 11/26. Since our report, the stock is down 4%.
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Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt: “The great founders are frugal”
When Eric joined Google as CEO in 2001 — two years after the company had raised a $25 million Series A — he shared an office with four engineers. He even had to lend one of the founders his car when theirs broke down.
He believes this frugality is common attribute of the best founders:
“I can always tell when we’re dealing with a proper founder by how they are spending their money… Whenever I go to startups that have beautiful offices and really nice chairs, I cringe.”
Eric continues:
“The great founders are frugal. They understand that the money needs to be used precisely for certain areas. Many of the most successful founders begin with no salary at all… If you’re not prepared to live that, you don’t really understand what being a founder is like.”
Video source: @StartupGrind (2016)
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Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt: “The great founders are frugal”
When Eric joined Google as CEO in 2001 — two years after the company had raised a $25 million Series A — he shared an office with four engineers. He even had to lend one of the founders his car when theirs broke down.
He believes this frugality is common attribute of the best founders:
“I can always tell when we’re dealing with a proper founder by how they are spending their money… Whenever I go to startups that have beautiful offices and really nice chairs, I cringe.”
Eric continues:
“The great founders are frugal. They understand that the money needs to be used precisely for certain areas. Many of the most successful founders begin with no salary at all… If you’re not prepared to live that, you don’t really understand what being a founder is like.”
Video source: @StartupGrind (2016)
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