“Pink Slime” has been all over the news in the last week. What the beef industry calls “lean finely textured beef” (LFTB) and the media call “pink slime” is used as filler. LFTB is basically all the crap that is left over after all the good stuff (like my Capital Grille Steak) has been sold. …
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Ian Cassel
Founder of MicroCapClub, Ian is a full time private investor focusing on micro cap companies. He lost a lot of money early on in his investing career in micro caps, which motivated him to learn from losing. Now he loses less. Ian created MicroCapClub as a place for experienced micro cap investors to share and discuss ideas. -
How Do You Make Money Off Of Pink Slime?
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Book Review: Blueprint to a Billion by David Thomson
Posted March 30, 2012 By Ian Cassel in Blog, Book Reviews With | No CommentsJohn Moore of Acorn Energy (ACFN) recommended I read Blueprint to a Billion. I’m glad I did. The book goes into detail analyzing the fastest growing companies since 1980, in particular those companies that reached $1 billion in revenues the quickest. Of the 7,454 companies that have gone public since 1980, 25% have failed (no …
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Launching a Global Brand: Del Sol to ZAGG
Posted March 29, 2012 By Ian Cassel in Blog With | No CommentsI’m in the middle of a vacation via a seven day cruise hitting up different points in the eastern Caribbean (San Juan, St. Maarten, and St. Kitts). As many know each destination also operates as a giant shopping mall as merchants are looking to cash in on the several thousand tourists that arrive by cruise …
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Book Review: EntreLeadership By Dave Ramsey
Posted March 26, 2012 By Ian Cassel in Blog, Book Reviews With | No CommentsI’m part of a book club with a few small business owners. We meet once every other week at 6am at a local church and talk about that weeks reading assignment and how it applies/can be applied to business. Even though I’m not a business owner per se, I am an investor in small businesses, …
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Micro Cap Club Radio Episode 2
Posted March 22, 2012 By Ian Cassel in Blog, Radio With | No CommentsIn this episode, Sean Marconi joins me again in discussing one of the most crucial aspects of micro cap due diligence, visiting a company. I also share some insight that I’ve gained after visiting 100+ companies through the years. Whether it was seeing the electrifying corporate culture at ZAGG in 2008, going underground in a …
