Jeff Brown

The FTC Just Turned a Blind Eye to This Deal

Jeff Brown May 1, 2023 Bleeding Edge

The reality is that in “normal” market conditions, JP Morgan would have never been permitted to acquire First Republic. It is already too big of a bank, and a deal like that would have never been approved by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). But in times of emergency, where a buyer needs to be found over a weekend, the...

The Risk of AI Impersonations is Real

Jeff Brown Apr 28, 2023 Bleeding Edge

More work needs to be done developing artificial intelligence software designed to spot voice, video, and images created by...

How Interest Rates Impact VC Investments

Jeff Brown Apr 27, 2023 Bleeding Edge

Sadly, this is what happens with a $1 trillion-plus annual budget deficit, a credit crunch, and rampant inflation. I...

The Next Shoe to Drop – First Republic

Jeff Brown Apr 26, 2023 Bleeding Edge

This isn’t a normally functioning market. This isn’t healthy. And it is going to get worse. FRC is just...

Are Alphabet’s Days Numbered?

Jeff Brown Apr 25, 2023 Bleeding Edge

The innovation that spurned from the team behind a single research paper at Google is incredible. Just seven individuals...

Rapid Unscheduled Disassembly

Jeff Brown Apr 24, 2023 Bleeding Edge

If SpaceX was able to get to 39 kilometers in altitude with six less operational rocket engines on...

Jeff Clark Predicts Market Turmoil Ahead

Jeff Brown Apr 22, 2023 Bleeding Edge

This is the most urgent warning of my career. A 44-day market-wide crash hangs over the horizon. It’s set...