Today I hiked up Tiger Mountain from the Highline Parking lot on the Tradition Plateau. It took about 40 minutes to get on top of West Tiger One. I then continued on to West Tiger 2 and looped back to West Tiger One. At the bottom, I walked around Tradition Lake to up the…
Month: March 2007
Costco Visit!
Yes, any visit to Costco Wholesale is worth mentioning in the title of an entry. It was an especially nice to visit my “home” Costco location in Issaquah, which also serves as the corporate headquarters (located about 8 minutes from my house in Sammamish). One of those in-house positions at Costco has my name written…
Planet Earth Show
With temperatures in the upper 50’s and a nice sunshine, it was a nice day to be outside working in the garden in Sammamish. First, I mowed the lawn, which was literally a foot high in some spots. Then I did some last minute pruning on some fruit trees. Next, I cut back the sticker…
Sammamish Spring Break
After a rainy homecoming to Smmamish, WA yesterday, the skies have parted and it is beautiful outside. The air is clear and refreshing with some nice sunshine. I went on a nice walk with my sister and neice in Maple Valley. My neice, Tamar, is now 7 months old, and loves to ride in the…
Part II: Chinese Solar IPOs
Today I provide some reasons why Chinese solar companies are choosing to go public on United States exchanges as oposed to mainland China or Hong Kong. 1. Weak financial system in China: Chinese domestic exchanges are very volatile and the banking system is weak. Moreover, the domestic listing process can be time consuming and involve…
Business Plan
Today my group turned in our Business Plan for Environmental Entrepreneurship, the class at the Stanford Business School I took last semester. It was a great course and I think the final product is great. What is great about our plan is that it will be used in the real world by a real start-up…
Skip the Chinese Buffet
Ewwww!! A study finds Chinese restaurant food is unhealthy – what a no brainer! I could have told you that long ago – it’s obvious just by looking at the food and how it is prepared. So much of the food is greasy, oily, fatty (especially pork), and totally fried. Thus, Chinese restaurant meals are…
Mini Weekend
It sure was nice to not have any class today – mini weekend! It’s also going to be sweet to have Wednesday through Friday afternoons off! I’ve put in so many hours into my research project for Venture Capital already, but I will use the free time to produce an excellent paper – at least…
Part I: Chinese Solar IPOs in the U.S.
Since I am researching the wave of Chinese Solar IPO’s on U.S. exchanges, I am going to be sharing some of my acquired knowledge. Here are the five Chinese Solar companies that have gone public in the United States (four in the past 5 months). In addition, below are the three additional Solar companies that…
Great games
I was incredibly lazy on Saturday, spending the majority of the day watching March Madness NCAA basketball games. At the least the games were really good with many of the contests going into overtime. My bracket basically sucks this year, but I do it for fun! I remember the good days when I won a…
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