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Facebook and yes; looks matter more than reputation

Posted on May 23, 2012 by Mal Spooner

Our love of good stories often biases our decisions, which is evidenced by the scrambling to buy the Facebook IPO despite the fact that there’s virtually no concrete financial data to justify the price of the business (if it is even … Continue reading →

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Is Linkedin (IPO) really tuned in? Is there a tech disconnect?

Posted on June 6, 2011 by Mal Spooner

LinkedIn Corp’s <LNKD.N> shares more than doubled on their first day of trade last month. The hype seems to have worn off some since the IPO. There are some cynics who figure that it was just a big one-off shenanigan – nostalgia for the … Continue reading →

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MARKET CORRECTION — The day after you buy stocks!

Posted on May 31, 2011 by Mal Spooner

FORECAST – Sunny with Chance of Showers I was asked to speak at the Alternative Investment Conference in Calgary over the weekend. As you know, I don’t believe in predictions (for reasons covered at length in my new book); I … Continue reading →