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Yishi Zuo

Entrepreneurship, investing, personal growth

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Entrepreneurship, investing, personal growth

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How to cut through bureaucracy: a step-by-step guide

5 Minute Read
In my last article, I mentioned that a large company once held $400,000 of our money hostage. Here is a step-by-step replay of what actually happened and practical lessons learned....continue reading
Personal April 9, 2021April 9, 2021

Be YOUR hammer and look for YOUR nail

3 Minute Read
One of my worst moments as a start-up CEO was when I lost $400,000. The short of it is that a customer had sent us the money, but my company...continue reading
Personal March 25, 2021March 25, 2021

Don’t be a hammer looking for a nail

2 Minute Read
Has there ever been a more spectacular start-up failure than Quibi in 2020?  $1.4 billion down the drain. Total shutdown merely 6 months after launch. Quibi built a product without...continue reading
Business Analysis, Public Market Investing March 10, 2021

GameStop’s Moral Mandate – Go Big or Go Home

5 Minute Read
GameStop can become the physical gateway to various virtual worlds. And this is a TRILLION-dollar opportunity. As insane as the GameStop story has been, I think there could be long-term...continue reading
Business Analysis, Public Market Investing January 31, 2021January 31, 2021

My worst investment mistake and 3 lessons learned

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I stared at the screen in disbelief. My biggest stock position was down 90%. $30,000 of my hard-earned savings down the drain. Permanently. How the HELL did this happen? At...continue reading
Personal, Public Market Investing January 27, 2021January 29, 2021

My 2020 stock portfolio performance and 3 lessons learned

3 Minute Read
I left my full-time hedge fund job in May 2016. Subsequently, 2017 was my first full year of investing without constraints, and here are my results: While 2020 turned out...continue reading
Public Market Investing January 7, 2021January 18, 2021

Negotiating a new car purchase – a step-by-step guide

6 Minute Read
Earlier this week, I bought a brand-new car for the first time. I used tricks that I’ve learned as an entrepreneur, and the negotiation was rather fun. Join me for...continue reading
Personal December 29, 2020April 8, 2021

The privilege to take a risk

4 Minute Read
My first entrepreneurial experience happened right after my first semester of college. In January 2008, I did a brief winter internship. My boss was a part time law professor. Publishers...continue reading
Personal December 4, 2020January 27, 2021

Electro Optic Systems (EOS) – a unique defense company

4 Minute Read
Years ago, when I worked as a hedge fund analyst, I dove deep into the satellite + space imaging industry. The most interesting thing I learned was that space debris...continue reading
Business Analysis, Public Market Investing November 2, 2020November 3, 2020

Silvergate – Hidden Network Effect in the Crypto Industry

3 Minute Read
I have a decent grasp of the technology and utility of blockchains. I think that digital currencies add value to our world. And I think they will be here to...continue reading
Business Analysis, Public Market Investing October 22, 2020December 4, 2020

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3 May

5 statements I found interesting from this year's Berkshire Hathaway mtg:

1) 2 of Larry Summers' uncles were Nobel Laureates

2) If Berkshire didn't sell its airline stocks in March 2020, it would have been more difficult for the govt to bail out the airlines

- Warren Buffett

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21 Apr

Heard from an SMB restaurant owner today: "I'm short-staffed because people don’t want to work because they don’t want to lose EDD benefits." 🤔

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20 Apr

TIL: Amazon's focus on memos is analogous to Apple's focus on product demos.

(It wasn't just a Steve Jobs thing, but more structural)

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TIL: The story behind that CEO who is celebrated for raising minimum salary to $70,000 is not what it seems

If you know who I'm talking about, do some Googling and form your own judgment https://twitter.com/YishiZuo/status/1358205437024215040

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9 Apr

Here is a step-by step replay of what happened when a large company held my start-up’s $400,000 hostage.

Read on for tips on cutting through bureaucracy + negotiating in a David vs. Goliath situation.

Yishi Zuo@YishiZuo

I once lost a customer's $400,000 as an entrepreneur.

It felt awful -- weeks filled with stress + doubt.

You've probably felt similarly before. Maybe even right now...

But how do you overcome that negativity?

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6 Apr

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