A few years ago, a middle-aged guy named Jeremy heard about a new start-up. He didn’t fully understand what the company did, but he thought it had potential—so he made a small investment in it.
James Dean had one. So did Peter Fonda in “Easy Rider.” And so do all the Hells Angels today I'm referring, of course, to the coolest thing on two wheels: Motorcycles.
Fortune just dropped a bombshell: The pending IPO of SnapChat—one of the most anticipated tech IPOs since Facebook—might be a hoax. You can’t make this stuff up.
When you think about who makes the big bucks from professional sports, two groups of people come to mind: The players and, of course, the gamblers. But as it turns out, a third group makes more money than both of them: The owners of professional sports teams.
2017 is shaping up to be a big year for technology IPOs. You may have heard about potential IPOs for Snapchat, Spotify and Uber, and now dozens of other start-ups have become IPO contenders, too.
I saw the first Star Wars movie 40 years ago and got hooked instantly. Ever since then, every few years or so, I wait in line to see the latest installment.