Random Prediction: Stripe gets bought by Visa, MasterCard or Paypal. I indirectly own some Stripe stock, but I’ve got no inside information. I find Stripe a great product to use… Read More »Driving Cars and FinTech Acquisitions
GDP vs GNI vs GNI* Howdy folks, and welcome to the Monthly Blip for July 2023. Last week, I wrote about whether we are too negative on the UK –… Read More »Is Ireland more productive than the US?
A look at median income and GDP versus France and Germany. Negative headlines on the UK seem pervasive. For example: Britain is a Developing Country Highlights from the Comments On… Read More »Are we too negative on the UK?
And notes on Language Model Privacy and Oppenheimer Why did Meta open source Llama 2? Here’s what I said before the open sourcing was announced: Footnotes: Orca is an improved… Read More »Why did Meta Open Source Llama?
The Monthly Blip: June 2023 SEMI-CONDUCTOR PICKS AND SHOVELS. It’s of strategic importance for countries to have access to cutting-edge semiconductors. Semiconductors and the software that runs on them are… Read More »Picks, Shovels, Guitars and Language Models
and some very loose notes on banking and crypto Hi folks, this is indeed “A Month of Blips”, and here is the May 2023 edition. Two topics today: Doing Research… Read More »May 2023: Doing Research with GPT
Walking you through every step Hi folks, welcome to the very late April edition of “A Month of Blips”! This edition: Some products I have built with GPT Live video… Read More »April 2023: Creating Apps with GPT
The Weekly Blip SPECIAL: May 5th This week, I’m taking a break from sharing three links, to instead share three lessons I have learned from investing in an AngelList Rolling… Read More »Three Obscure Lessons from AngelList Rolling Funds – Members Only
If you have access to a deal, it’s probably a bad one What is Crowdfunding and where did it come from? Crowdfunding allows companies that are not yet publicly traded… Read More »The Crowdfunding Sucker Problem
Comments welcome The Irish government has opened a comment period – running until April 5th – on Irish personal taxes. Here is a draft of my submission. Any comments are… Read More »Irish Government Tax Consultation: March 2023