Robert Abalos

CEO of Validate Venture Partners, startup due diligence consulting firm. Author of Proof of Concept. We grow startups by nourishing them with information.

[Robert Abalos @ValidateVenture]

If you are a startup founder or work in the VC/PE industries, please follow me here. I run a startup shop helping founders connect with capital and vice versa. I save founders time, money, and frustration navigating the process. And I can help those with money on deal flow.

[Robert Abalos @ValidateVenture]

@WSJ Come to downtown Portland, Oregon. Bring all your great ideas but don't forget the 82nd Airborne Division because you will need the latter much more than the former.

[Rohit @HeyRohhit]

INSTEAD OF WATCHING AN HOUR OF NETFLIX TONIGHT.

This 1 hour Stanford lecture by Joel Peterson will teach you more about negotiation and getting what you want than most people learn in years.

Bookmark it and give it an hour, no matter what.

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@BrianFeroldi Dollar cost averaging works and has never been easier with brokerages allowing fractional share ownership. A great strategy for retail investors. I highly recommend this book on DCA and why it works.

[Robert Abalos @ValidateVenture]

@pmarca Just tell liberals they can't stream porn without datacenters and they will rush to build ten times as many as necessary.

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@slamwontmiss This is common advice I routinely hear from rich people I know. Sounds arrogant, but they are sincere in wanting to help "the less fortunate." It's also rock solid financial truth.

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@SkyNews @haynesdeborah How would Admiral Nelson have fared at Trafalgar with budget warships? Just curious.

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@saylordocs This is common AI advice and also awful message for people to learn. Hard work will always be a ticket to advancement. AI can make some laborious chores easier, but humans will still do the heavy lifting. Provocative messages such as this are designed for clicks, not success.

[Robert Abalos @ValidateVenture]

This is the most important book I have ever read. I saw this book in my high school library and I have owned a copy ever since. Every American should read this book and devour its message of hope, prosperity, and the ability of capitalism to enrich the world.

[Robert Abalos @ValidateVenture]

Upset about inflation? Blame Congress and the Federal Reserve for causing it. Inflation is their baby, caused by too much fiscal stimulus (spending) and loose monetary policy (cheap money). This isn't rocket science. This is basic Econ 101 macroeconomics.

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Milton Friedman Speaks: Money and Inflation (B1230) - Full Video https://t.co/SWHfTDaqam via @YouTube

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@girdley Funny, but really true.

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@FindleysFinance I agree with Ackman. It’s easy to make fun of Zuckerberg but he sure knows how to manage capital.

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@MurrayHillGuy1 I’ve stayed focused on #1. Never done any of the others. I’ll stick with my 23 year old crisis because it works for me, so to speak.

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@Kalshi_Finance It’s either buy, sell, or hold. Sells are reserved for obvious bad situations. That leaves buy and hold. 60% with a buy rating is not unreasonable given the real lack of choices.

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@Sierra_rak And no intelligence.

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@girdley My advice. Don’t marry. No reason to anymore.

[Steve Burns @SJosephBurns]

“If you are not aggressive, you are not going to make money, and if you are not defensive, you are not going to keep money.”

— Ray Dalio

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@pmarca CORRECT. I remember Wired so fondly. It was a must for me. What happened???

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@TheEconomist The Economist, which has been wrong on every economic forecast and social prediction it has made in the last twenty years, has made yet another prognostication. Ho hum. ZZZZZZ.

[Vivek Sen @Vivek4real_]

MILTON FRIEDMAN:

“KEEP YOUR EYE ON ONE THING AND ONE THING ONLY: HOW MUCH GOVERNMENT IS SPENDING, BECAUSE THAT’S THE TRUE TAX.”

“IF YOU’RE NOT PAYING FOR IT IN THE FORM OF EXPLICIT TAXES, YOU’RE PAYING FOR IT INDIRECTLY IN THE FORM OF INFLATION OR BORROWING.”

LEGENDARY WORDS.