- Dont let family get involved.
- Dont borrow money from friends and family especially if they are not really wanting to help you out when starting.
- Dont borrow money from anybody. Bootstrap anything as much as you can.
- Realize that people dont really care if you succeed or not, they just want their money back. Even if they call themselves your friends.
- Work with people who believes in your vision of the future.
- Dont compete in an industry.
- Create new products and services where there are no competition
- Your business should have proprietary tech, network effect, economies of scale and brand.
- There is no such thing as stable business. There will always be a problem. If it becomes stable, it means your business is dying.
Monday, February 1, 2016
My Thoughts on Business
Having been able to experiment with a brick and mortar type of business for a year. Here are a few things that I learned.
Wednesday, January 27, 2016
Dividend Received P13,500.00
Gross Amount (Php) : 15,000.00
Less Withholding Tax (Php) : 1,500.00
Net Amount (Php) : 13,500.00
Less Withholding Tax (Php) : 1,500.00
Net Amount (Php) : 13,500.00
Thursday, December 24, 2015
3 Kinds of People
While I type in the computer screen doing some programming for my next proprietary stock investment software, I can't take my mind off of this theory. The theory that there are 3 kinds of people in the world: the greedy, the smart and the stupid.
The Greedy
Are the people who search for power and money. They makes ways, always scheming to get more money out of the two other groups of people (smart and stupid) or make them work for them. The greedy owns the world. They are the 1% that controls the world. They are the politicians, the businessmen etc.
The Smart
Are the people who knows the reality of the world. In which, the world is not perfect and controlled by a few people. The greedy. But they don't want to be a part of that world. So, they drown themselves with work and go ahead conquer nature like making discoveries, inventing new technology and what not. They are the smart people like the engineers, scientists and doctors of the world who wants no participation in the acquisition of power and money.
The Stupid
Are the people, the majority of the people. They go to work in a dead end job, watch sports, get a car, create babies like a bunch of catholic rats. They have no idea how the world works and willingly don't want to know. They can not distinguish the lies from the truth and information from misinformation. They are the religious zealots who will die, kill and discriminate other people for their religion, color, race and belief. They are the majority and so they have the power in a democracy.
Their relationships
The way they interact is interesting. So, the greedy wants to get money and power, since they know that the majority of people in the world are the Stupids, they make ways to get money from them. Get control of them (religion) and making themselves rich. And also, if they want power from politics this is easily done since democracy is built that way. The Stupids easily give power to the greedy.
Now the Smarts are smart enough to know, that this is happening but they dont have any power over the system. So the best revenge they can have is to ignore and opt out of the system. So they drown themselves in their research, work and discoveries. Wanting to conquer science, nature and technology. And they succeed. But the thing is, each discovery they make will only be taken credit by the Greedy because they funded the research. The Greedy made the Smart work for them, take credit and made themselves richer.
What The Smart People Should Do
One thing that The Greedy has and gives them the most advantage is their "Balls" or confidence to go out there and get what they want. The Smart people have their "Brains" but has no balls. If the Smart people grow some balls and play the system as to how the Greedy play it. They can change the world for the better. The world that they want to live in.
My observation to this is that, it is happening right now. Smart people are now growing balls and realized that the way to change the world is not to make the best discovery or win the Nobel price. The way to change the world is to play the game as the Greedy play it. Business and Politics. Make it there and change it from the inside. You can see this happening, Smart people are getting into business, killing it there, making it rich and fund the research made by other Smart people that can change the world. You can see Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk doing it. They are my inspiration.
The Smart people should go into business or politics. And change it.
The Greedy
Are the people who search for power and money. They makes ways, always scheming to get more money out of the two other groups of people (smart and stupid) or make them work for them. The greedy owns the world. They are the 1% that controls the world. They are the politicians, the businessmen etc.
The Smart
Are the people who knows the reality of the world. In which, the world is not perfect and controlled by a few people. The greedy. But they don't want to be a part of that world. So, they drown themselves with work and go ahead conquer nature like making discoveries, inventing new technology and what not. They are the smart people like the engineers, scientists and doctors of the world who wants no participation in the acquisition of power and money.
The Stupid
Are the people, the majority of the people. They go to work in a dead end job, watch sports, get a car, create babies like a bunch of catholic rats. They have no idea how the world works and willingly don't want to know. They can not distinguish the lies from the truth and information from misinformation. They are the religious zealots who will die, kill and discriminate other people for their religion, color, race and belief. They are the majority and so they have the power in a democracy.
Their relationships
The way they interact is interesting. So, the greedy wants to get money and power, since they know that the majority of people in the world are the Stupids, they make ways to get money from them. Get control of them (religion) and making themselves rich. And also, if they want power from politics this is easily done since democracy is built that way. The Stupids easily give power to the greedy.
Now the Smarts are smart enough to know, that this is happening but they dont have any power over the system. So the best revenge they can have is to ignore and opt out of the system. So they drown themselves in their research, work and discoveries. Wanting to conquer science, nature and technology. And they succeed. But the thing is, each discovery they make will only be taken credit by the Greedy because they funded the research. The Greedy made the Smart work for them, take credit and made themselves richer.
What The Smart People Should Do
One thing that The Greedy has and gives them the most advantage is their "Balls" or confidence to go out there and get what they want. The Smart people have their "Brains" but has no balls. If the Smart people grow some balls and play the system as to how the Greedy play it. They can change the world for the better. The world that they want to live in.
My observation to this is that, it is happening right now. Smart people are now growing balls and realized that the way to change the world is not to make the best discovery or win the Nobel price. The way to change the world is to play the game as the Greedy play it. Business and Politics. Make it there and change it from the inside. You can see this happening, Smart people are getting into business, killing it there, making it rich and fund the research made by other Smart people that can change the world. You can see Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk doing it. They are my inspiration.
The Smart people should go into business or politics. And change it.
Sunday, August 23, 2015
Respond not React
Theres a blood bath in the Philippine Stock Market as of today. You can see red colored digits on your portfolio screen. What do you do? Do you sell? Do you buy more? Or do nothing?
There's a popular speech by the new Google CEO Sundar Pichai, The Cockcroach Theory.
Its actually an age old Greek Philosophy called Stoicism. Where you think rationally for a minute during hard times and assess the situation. You then respond afterwards with the best course of action. While most people will react naturally to some situations, Stoicism wants you to be indifferent.
There's a popular speech by the new Google CEO Sundar Pichai, The Cockcroach Theory.
Its actually an age old Greek Philosophy called Stoicism. Where you think rationally for a minute during hard times and assess the situation. You then respond afterwards with the best course of action. While most people will react naturally to some situations, Stoicism wants you to be indifferent.
Tuesday, May 5, 2015
Experiment On a New Investment Strategy
Let's do some experiment. How about I invest some of my money in a new investing strategy that I have formulated and have it documented on this blog. If the experiment proved to be successful, people can copy the system and I get more money. If the experiment is a failure, only I lose money.
I shall name this experiment "The Secret Investing Portfolio". Where the strategy is to pick out stocks that I think are unpopular and cheap as of this writing. Holding onto it for a year and then sell it. The only rule is, it should be sold exactly after 1 year, win or lose. And I shall provide an update every month.
I shall name this experiment "The Secret Investing Portfolio". Where the strategy is to pick out stocks that I think are unpopular and cheap as of this writing. Holding onto it for a year and then sell it. The only rule is, it should be sold exactly after 1 year, win or lose. And I shall provide an update every month.
The Secret Investing Portfolio
| My Stock Holdings | Price | Shares | Ave | Gains | Equity | Yld | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANS : A. SORIANO CORPORATION | 7 | 4,249 | 7.0600 | -254.94 | 29,743.00 | -0.85% | |
| ATI : ASIAN TERMINALS, INC. | ▼ | 13.54 | 2,142 | 14.0000 | -985.32 | 29,002.68 | -3.29% |
| COSCO : COSCO CAPITAL, INC. | ▲ | 8.2 | 3,654 | 8.2100 | -36.54 | 29,962.80 | -0.12% |
| FDC : FILINVEST DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION | ▼ | 4.3 | 6,741 | 4.4500 | -1,011.15 | 28,986.30 | -3.37% |
| FLI : FILINVEST LAND, INC. | ▲ | 1.94 | 15,789 | 1.9000 | 631.56 | 30,630.66 | 2.11% |
| IMI : INTEGRATED MICRO-ELECTRONICS, INC. | ▼ | 6.17 | 4,739 | 6.3300 | -758.24 | 29,239.63 | -2.53% |
| MEG : MEGAWORLD CORPORATION | ▲ | 5.42 | 5,660 | 5.3000 | 679.20 | 30,677.20 | 2.26% |
| MPI : METRO PACIFIC INVESTMENTS CORPORATION | ▲ | 4.54 | 6,622 | 4.5300 | 66.22 | 30,063.88 | 0.22% |
| MWIDE : MEGAWIDE CONSTRUCTION CORP. | ▼ | 7.77 | 3,851 | 7.7900 | -77.02 | 29,922.27 | -0.26% |
| NIKL : NICKEL ASIA CORPORATION | ▲ | 24.2 | 1,318 | 22.7500 | 1,911.10 | 31,895.60 | 6.37% |
| PF : SAN MIGUEL PURE FOODS COMPANY, INC. | ▲ | 196 | 153 | 195.9000 | 15.30 | 29,988.00 | 0.05% |
| RCI : ROXAS AND COMPANY, INC. | ▲ | 1.92 | 15,706 | 1.9100 | 157.06 | 30,155.52 | 0.52% |
| ROCK : ROCKWELL LAND CORPORATION | 1.76 | 17,045 | 1.7600 | 0.00 | 29,999.20 | 0.00% | |
| SHNG : SHANG PROPERTIES, INC. | 3.3 | 9,230 | 3.2500 | 461.50 | 30,459.00 | 1.54% | |
| VLL : VISTA LAND & LIFESCAPES, INC. | ▲ | 7.52 | 4,000 | 7.5000 | 80.00 | 30,080.00 | 0.27% |
| VMC : VICTORIAS MILLING COMPANY, INC. | 4.5 | 6,666 | 4.5000 | 0.00 | 29,997.00 | 0.00% | |
| TOTAL: | 878.73 | 480,802.74 | 0.18% |
Wednesday, April 22, 2015
Monday, April 20, 2015
Dividend Received! P83,813.40
I received a dividend payment.
Gross Amount (Php) : 93,126.00
Less Withholding Tax (Php) : 9,312.60
Net Amount (Php) : 83,813.40
Gross Amount (Php) : 93,126.00
Less Withholding Tax (Php) : 9,312.60
Net Amount (Php) : 83,813.40
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