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Jan 11
2019

January 11, 2019

Understanding Blockchain & Cryptocurrency with Scott Beck

Scott Beck (YPO Lone Star – Dallas) has worked at some of the top financial institutions in the country where he was instrumental in financing billions of dollars of high-profile projects located throughout the country. As an Associate Vice-President at JP Morgan Chase and Co.’s Lab Morgan, he focused on new business formation and corporate strategy for the bank globally. Prior to joining JP Morgan Chase, Mr. Beck was a member of SG Cowen’s leveraged Finance Group, where he provided…

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Mar 13
2018

March 13, 2018

Cryptocurrencies and the Impact of Blockchain Technology

Cryptocurrencies have soared in their fame, value, and variety since their patron currency, Bitcoin, was conceived in 2009.  Consider that, since its 2009 conception, one Bitcoin is now worth $9,000, Bitcoins have a market capitalization of $155 billion and, as of January 2018, 219,000 Bitcoin transactions occur per day! Bitcoin derivatives are now being traded on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) and Chicago Options Futures Exchange (CBOE) and now have the backing of major financial institutions and hedge funds.  Even JP…

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Nov 8
2017

November 8, 2017

Flying Cars Have Arrived

Ever since The Jetsons introduced the concept as a viable means of future transportation 1962, America has been obsessed with the idea of the flying car.  Hollywood has reinforced the idea in American science fiction via the “airspeeders” commandeered by rebel pilots in Star Wars (1977), “spinners” used by police officers in Bladerunner (1982), and the “DeLorean time machine” featured in Back to the Future (1985). However, movies have usually been too optimistic about their adoption timelines. Back to the…

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May 10
2016

May 10, 2016

Protecting the Downside

Although I consider myself an optimist, I know better than to assume that failure is avoidable. The fact is that failure is simply inevitable in certain situations, and I am constantly practicing and refining my ability to deal with failure. “One must continuously see and strive for the upside while protecting the downside” – Scott N. Beck— I would like to reflect on protecting the downside through the lenses of real estate, world economics, politics and life lessons. Real Estate…

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Apr 6
2016

April 6, 2016

Links Between the Increased Global Standard of Living, Technology and Education

I always have considered myself a glass half-full type of person, a person who does not accept the status quo or simply think outside the box, but, rather, I tend to create my own box.  Lately, I have begun to ponder what external forces exist in 2016 that have enabled me to be so optimistic about our collective futures. Global Prosperity Let’s start with the average standard of living: it is higher now than it ever has been at any point,…

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