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Matt_Mickiewicz

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About Matt_Mickiewicz

co-founder of Hired.com, 99designs & Flippa. mattmickiewicz.com

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    and anybody owning stock in companies that insure those properties....

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    Comment #16460886

    His historical leverage has been 1.6: http://docs.lhpedersen.com/BuffettsAlpha.pdf

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    Comment #16346232

    The probabilities of black swan events are often grossly mispriced by the markets. Looks like it paid off big time.

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    Comment #16312583

    I was just reading: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5581f17ee4b01f59c2b15... tldr; * The Global Short Volatility trade now represents an estimated $2+ trillion in financial …

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    Comment #16134833

    https://what3words.com = 3 words that map to specific GPS location anywhere in the world is intended to solve for this.

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    Comment #16082263

    Without his tweets, we'd only know about how crazy and unbalanced he is via the "biased" and "corrupt" and "failing" media... with Twitter, we get to see it directly from his keybo…

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    Comment #15880716

    Up to 25% lost for good according to this source: https://letstalkbitcoin.com/blog/post/rise-of-the-zombie-bit... & https://seekingalpha.com/article/4082979-many-bitcoins-lost-... …

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    Comment #15829479

    Unchained is probably the best crypto podcast currently, but would love other recommendations.

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    Comment #15790820

    "May" = pointing out a possibility vs. making a prediction. Ken Griffin "may" find a $10 bill on the street today. He "may" see his stock portfolio flash crash 30% this week. Why i…

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    Comment #15504618

    All H1b salary data is already public.

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    Comment #15485883

    I've seen a lot of interest for Fulfilled by Amazon e-commerce businesses on Flippa.com last few months. If you're making $1K or more per month in revenue, lots of buyers.

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    Comment #15308636

    Except that it's the state closest to bankruptcy... and has the most underfunded pension system in the country. The state can't go bankrupt, and they can't print money, so they are…

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    Comment #15039070

    Just think about the time gap between the invention of the wheel and until the 1970's when someone finally thought of attaching them to a suitcase!

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    It's a small world. Your hiring manager, the people you interviewed with (6-8 people probably?), and some of the management at company A will know you rescinded your signed offer. …

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    Comment #13655154

    Yeah, the HoloLens form factor currently is great. Had a chance to try it a few weeks ago.... When it becomes available to consumers, I'd definitely pick it over Vive or Oculus for…

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    Comment #13617341

    Would be fascinating to see how many people from TCS, Wipro and Infosys ended up moving to Apple, Amazon, Facebook, Google and Microsoft after a few years in the US.

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    Comment #12392355

    Anybody else find the photo of the russian dog grafted onto the back for another disturbing?

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    Comment #12316017

    That was a great article.

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    Comment #11675400

    He may be onto something. There's a huge and widening gap between GAAP vs. Non-GAAP earnings: http://www.zerohedge.com/sites/default/files/images/user5/im... U.S. corporations have…

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