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    Hurricane Irma

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    Tampa will be a very close call. It's all about the eyewall placement. East over land, and the damage should be only in the form of flooding from serious rains (as that will likely mean the winds will have dropped to 100mph or less), just west, and it will be devestating, further west, the...
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    Hurricane Irma

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    They'll have to get a forensic examination to determine the actual surface winds. Often the surface winds are extrapolated from dropsonde data - the highest reported wind gust on the ground in Barbuda was 155mph, before the wind measuring device broke. Of note, there were reports in the USVI...
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    Hurricane Irma

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    The max gust reported in St. Barts was around 150mph. I don't think anyone should be suprised to see gusts in Flordia of around 130mph (and sustained 100-130mph within 5-10 miles of the eyewall). Assuming the eyewall scrapes the west coast of Flordia (which is a very likely senario at this...
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    Hurricane Irma

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    http://www.tbrpc.org/tampabaycatplan/pdf/Project_Phoenix_Scenario_Info.pdf Tampa is uniquely unprepared for this storm, as currently modeled. All indications are that it's rapidly intensifying. Should the current model consensus be accurate, Tampa could be under a worst-case storm surge senario.
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    I am willing to die for my dreams

    INTRO 
    My latest business attempt failed. Due largely to the stress of trying to start and grow the business, I managed to: pick up a medical disorder, almost went through a divorce (with a young child involved), and got my bank account down to double digits. I'm doing fairly well now, but the...
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    The Cryptocurrency Investing Discussion

    CRYPTO INVESTING 
    What are your thoughts on the need for a cryptocurrency lobbying group? I've thought about doing an ICO to raise money for a crypto super PAC.
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    2018 Fastlane Summit - Preliminary Probe for Speakers

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    Happy to talk about lessons learned from the rise and fall of ValueCrates. Also happy to talk about how to leverage the federal government to your advantage (i.e. the cheap and easy ways to lobby Congress and your state government like the big boys do). Topics could include: PACs, Super PACs...
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    Web 3.0 (Ethereum) is happening, and most people have no idea what it even is.

    GOLD! IDEA 
    To me, cryptocurriences tied to ICOs equal access. ICO-based currencies are tradeable access...think of it like a tradeable board seat. Other than that, it's either a payment mechanism or arbitrage.
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    Vigilante Soft Launch of New Kids Book "Vigilant Kids"

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    If you're thinking of a topic for your next book, might I suggest a book that explains allergies to children (and parents). My boy has some life-threatening allergies - explaining to him (and adults) what the allergies are, whats happening inside his body, what an epi-pen is, what is going to...
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    Vigilante Soft Launch of New Kids Book "Vigilant Kids"

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    I got mine the other day - love the illustrations! It will definitely spark some interesting conversations with my boy (which is, as you lay out in the preface, the whole point).
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    What would you do at 16?

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    I think this carries over into industries. Once you start to learn the "game" of an industry, you're way ahead of even most employees in that game. I'm currently working in the international weapon sales game. You wouldn't believe how many little companies make amazing products, yet have no...
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    MD here, what questions do you have about the healthcare industry ?

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    My hunch is that if a startup could find a way to do secure, HIPAA-compliant automated follow up, that office-based docs, dentists, optometrists, therapists, etc. would see an increase in patient retention, and therefore a reduction in cost (i.e. less $ to acquire a new patient) and increase in...
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    MD here, what questions do you have about the healthcare industry ?

    INTRO 
    Thanks for mentioning this. As a former EMT, I was often frustrated with the lack of follow-up efficacy data, and noticed that it was pervasive throughout healthcare. One example stands out - we decided to medevac a lady who had been thrown from a horse with pelvic instability and pain on...
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    Take my Business for Free!

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    I won't go through a point by point refutation of your argument, but I will say this: Businesses are run by humans, with every imaginable personal and financial situation. My personal situation was such that I chose to prioritize other areas of my life (namely health and family) over continuing...
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    Grant Cardone "Buying a House is for Suckers"

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    I am fascinated by this discussion, as I live in a high property value place (Washington DC) and choose to rent at well below market rate as opposed to own, so that we can afford quality child care and avoid commuting. The vast majority of my colleagues choose to commute from 1-2 hours ONE WAY -...
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    Take my Business for Free!

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    I had some interest from some folks here, but no follow-up discussions. I'm in the process of getting the bank's approval to sell the remainder of the crates. Until I actually sell them, anyone who wants to can immediately take them under my existing lease agreement.
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    Painting Business

    - Standard of living didn't drop too much (e.g. we didn't pack up and move, send our kid to the cheapest day care, etc), but we had a number of mini financial catastrophes that hit at particularly bad times - Yes to debt - No, this is the biggest mistake I made - Low quality due to...
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    Painting Business

    Simply having enough cash reserves to weather a storm(s). For instance, when my delivery van's engine seized on the highway, I had little cash to rent a truck and continue operations (that cash was slotted for keeping the house going). So my operations suffered, as I was back to operating out of...
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    Painting Business

    In my experience, it's exceptionally difficult to start one of these old school service businesses without money. You need money upfront to hire people, advertise, and set up management systems. I tried to bootstrap my way from doing all the work myself (working in the business) to having...
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    Take my Business for Free!

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    That's about right. If you have the money to run ads, have an employee or two and stay on top of customer service you can get there. We did around 80 deliveries/mo on word of mouth and with me doing most of the work in the Spring. Didn't even touch the agreements with property management...

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