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#YachtRenovation #SneakPeek I've removed two walls in prep to build a 7' long bed into the forward bow, with skylight! Will be NICE. I had to move a sink, a toilet, AND a furnace and chimney. I actually sortof know what I am doing most of the time! (at Mosquito Creek Marina)

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#YachtRenovation #SneakPeek! The rough elements of the new Galley are in place. Beautiful filtered water for drinking and a hand turned pine wood sink basin. Still working on it! (at Mosquito Creek Marina)

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#Eco YachtRestoration. I wish I had been more careful about toxic chemicals on skin in the past. From now on I will take all precautions with marine paints etc. I am using natural wood oil and green water-based products wherever possible. There is much available if you demand it. Even from places like Home Depot. All the wood on my new boat will be restored with Linseed Oil. You could drink it - natural product from seeds. There are many options like this. Hull paints and such are the one place where I think there are no options to toxicities. (at Mosquito Creek Marina)

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My first visit to my new #marina. Surrounded by the Vancouver city skyline on one side and the awe inspiring North Shore mountains behind. I look forward to working long hours in the city, BBQ on the yacht, drop-in from friends and colleagues, and the occasional trail run up the side of the mountain! Hard work ethic in the city and nature in call after hours! THIS IS IT. I may have discovered my perfect lifestyle. I also need a two saddled seadoo! YES! (at Mosquito Creek Marina)

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Angel Investment Opportunity: TINY round; FAST & EASY returns - cash dividends. Innovative E-commerce Model / cancer nutrition / socially rewarding. Ask me for a 1 page prospectus.

1 Investor leading, looking for 2rd.  Round close at $15K. This is a tiny angel investment in small business with a fast return but room for follow-ons.  No legal bills; we’ll have everything you need in due-diligence up-front.  1 year return 5X in cash dividends.  Low-risk portfolio diversification for new angels looking to gain experience in such or those interested for altruistic reasons in helping cancer patients quality of life - a socially rewarding investment.  I became involved in this for such reasons.  The business model is innovative structurally and technologically in that it delivers product automatically within regions where it is not feasible to produce the product for legal or economic reasons.  

An automated production and supply chain is combined with automated search marketing. 

This Cancer Nutrition Product is 1st of it’s kind (...no, it’s NOT cannabis related. We promise).  The value here is in the e-commerce model and it’s defensibility over a short-term period, being first to market. Any big-pharma corp will take a while to imitate. 

We’re not making this complicated.  It’s all very straight forward.

Email me for an investment prospectus. [email protected] - in semi-stealth now but no NDA needed.  

International investment inquiries welcome. I have much experience acting as a Micro-VC on such angel rounds involving equity and early-return dividends. Rockcorry Inc will hold equity and dividends as your partner in the investment.

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Look for an unexpected & surprising investment from http://Rockcorry.co later this month.

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SPECIAL OFFER: Mention my name, Arthur T. Corry & receive the courses Free. There are 5 spots reserved for students from my network. Rothbard University is an event; a 3-day collection of lectures, courses, & engaged discourse about the Austrian school of economics, led by dynamic thinkers such as Walter Block, David Howden, Glenn Fox, and Douglas French. I am grateful to have been involved with this organization on it’s advisory board & I can’t recommend any economic courses higher than I do these!

Rothbard University will allow you to meet fellow-minded individuals, new friends and establish a network that you can draw on the rest of your life. Share your experiences and learn from others, all in the environment surrounded by like-minded aspiring Austrian economists. All accepted students will attend for free, including accommodations and meals.

DEADLINE IS MAY 1ST APPLY NOW

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I think I have decided on a name for my new #yacht. The Dividend. I purchased it with dividend yield from shares I hold in technology ventures as well as #VentureCapital #Investments I have led. Give me feedback please! Is that a good sailing yacht name?

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I just bought this beauty. My second #sailing #yacht! Yet to be named. Yet to be restored! My Summer Sundays are now booked.

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HOW TO WORK A ROOM at a Business Networking Event - 10 Tips From A Pro: Arthur T. Corry

1. Don’t Stop

Talk To Randoms, one after the other after the other. A business event is not JUST a social event. It’s full of opportunity. Pros know to talk to stragers. Shy is not an option. Don’t stop. If there are a thousand people at an event, make a goal of making cold introductions to a hundred that night… And try for more. I managed 500 personal introductions once at an event I sponsored called #AccellerateTO. We pulled in an audience of 2000 tech entrepreneurs and investors and flew in Jack Dorsey (Twitter founder). I was also top tweeter that night, which I didn’t intend. The secret: INTRODUCE YOURSELF TO GROUPS OF PEOPLE at a time. 2000 people you’d like to meet? Try introducing yourself to 20 at a time. You need to be brave and not worry about looking a little foolish in some people’s eyes in the moment. They will respect you when they see you move on to the next group as they see what you’re up to. 

2. Start With a Simple: Eye Contact, Smile, Handshake, “My name is… I am a (insert your profession or agenda for the evening with an elevator pitch.) 

That’s all you need to start a conversation. Now do that all night. 

3. Limit Time With Each Conversation To Very Short. 

Five minutes is long for me. That gives you time to work a big room but also time to explore reasons to follow up with that person later. Excusing yourself politely is an art that needs to be learned. Start practicing. Wear a watch that is big enough to see without your glance to check the time being too obvious. 

4. Leave a trail of Business Cards like Hanzel and Grettle leaving breadcrumbs to find their way home. 

I am fully digital from my notes to calendar, but in my experience there is no digital tool yet that can match a stack of business cards in your pocket. 

5. Use Your Smartphone Like Augmented Memory. 

Take pictures on the spot that will help you remember people and their professions as well as the conversations you have had. Snap a pic of a person’s business card, next to their app they are demo-ing, or their face, or their product, or whatever will help you remember. It’s not rude. People like it. Take photos of printed websites URLs to look at later, and anything you want to follow up with later for research. Take audio notes. Ask other people to give you an audio note (that is always hilarious). Take video. Connect on social media right there. Focus on Twitter, LinkedIn and AngelList. Live blogging is amazing if you are brave enough. Use the event’s CORRECT hashtags! 

6. Schedule Time After The Event To "Follow Up”. 

For a big event I give myself a full day later that week when my memory is fresh. Sooner the better. Go through your pictures and business cards. Call people then. Send emails. Tweet at them. Blog ABOUT them. 

7. Post Pictures & Videos From The Event. 

Blog or Tweet People’s Names So They See Themselves. This is my SECRET WEAPON. It’s how my humble personal blog,http://ArthurTCorry.com sees thousands of visits per day and my Twitter account holds Fifty Thousand engaged followers. Google search is my tool, as well as Twitter and LinkedIn. AngelList is good at venture capital events. Learn some SEO and basic HTML for blogging hacks and to create long term googlejuice. My ultimate technique at an important event is to hire my own professional photographer or videographer to follow me around at the event. Then I blog the media or send the media to press outlets. This creates waves of enjoyment for all event attendees that radiate out from your blog or wherever you post. People have an uncanny ability to find pictures of themselves if they are tagged with their names and/or the names of their business or product. Sometimes it takes a while, but most people Google themselves or their business / product name on a regular basis and will enjoy the media you post. Boom! SECRET WEAPON REVEALED. I have fun with this. I must have created hundreds of profile photos for people by now. Casual gratitude is the best kind of social capital to keep a large network engaged. 

8. Be Positive. Have Fun. 

Drink a little wine if you need to! Or better yet have an energizing Green Juice to perk up. Alkalize your system. I rely on juices and green smart drinks with ginseng and ginkgo and such herbal stimulants to rev my brain beforehand. Be rested and happy for the event. If you work all day before the event, find a hidden bench somewhere for a 20 min nap, or go out for a quiet dinner first, or whatever it takes to put you in the mood. I used to drink energy drinks - such a bad habit - don’t do that! Make yourself really ready. Make people enjoy themselves. Networking events should be fun. People who enjoy each other are more likely to explore business opportunities together. 

9. Don’t Snub… But Do Not Waste Time On Dead Ends.

If a person is not someone you wish to network with, move on immediately. 30 seconds of “Hello I am…” And then “Nice to meet you. Enjoy your evening.” is fine! Normal social graces do not apply at networking events and this is part of the fun. I often even tell people things like “I have a goal to meet everyone in the room tonight.” And then I move on and the person is left being amused rather than put off. 

10. Be Memorable & Clear. Give Your Elevator Pitch To Everyone. 

Have it memorized. Give it again and again, a hundred times that night if you meet a hundred people. Don’t feel silly. It works! Practice before the event. Combine it with handing out your card or even a brochure or other material to give out. Make a goal for the whole room to remember you. Hustle with a drink and cards in hand. WORK the room!

As always, tweet me to discuss this post.

Sincerely,

@ArthurTCorry

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L'Hydroptere, the world’s fastest sailboat “flys” on the water; designed by the visionary Alain Thebault.

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Chris Horlacher. a friend and colleague of mine who I respect greatly, speaks on; Bitcoins and Cryptocurrencies, providing unique perspectives.

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Control CEO Kathryn Loewen presents at Bsides Conference Vancouver. Informing computer security experts on Control's unique form of payment aggregation and control for business owners.

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SEC allows regular Americans to become venture capitalists, no Silicon Valley cred required

from a Mashable article: 

Startups can now raise up to $50 million by selling stock online to anyone, opening the door for Internet-based equity crowdfunding platforms to begin operation.

The Securities and Exchange Commission voted unanimously on Wednesday to adopt rules that permit startups to raise money from the vast majority of Americans, including provisions that allow for deals to be made over the Internet.

Previously, only individuals with more than $1 million in net worth or income of at least $200,000 for each of the last two years — so called "accredited investors" — could easily invest in startups. Some websites already offer the chance to invest in startups online, but prospective investors had to be accredited and subject to more stringent regulations.

"This is overwhelmingly good news, as it opens up a new path for small private companies to raise money directly from their communities, customers, and followers, and a new way for members of the general public to invest in startups, local companies, and new kinds of investment without being 'accredited investors,'" said David Pricco, editor of CrowdExpert.com in an email to Mashable.

Full Article

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THE SHARING ECONOMY & UNBUNDLING OF (formerly) INSTITUTIONAL SERVICES is our future & the future is now.

In 2015, Uber, the world's largest taxi company, owns no vehicles. Facebook, the world's most popular media service, creates no content. Alibaba, the world's most valuable retailer, has no inventory. AirBNB, the world's most popular travel accommodation provider, owns no real estate. All these services came from technology startups that simply invented a better model than had existed before and leveraged the Internet.

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My Father’s 1st Published Book - Fighters Should Be Gentlemen: The Story of Jimmy McLarnin

A whimsical biography of a real hero’s journey; the life story of Jimmy McLarnin, as told by my Father to whom, Jimmy was his boyhood hero, and later in life, a friend, as the two spent summers together in biographical recordings, saving for posterity the boxer’s astounding life story as told through my Father’s eyes. Jimmy McLarnin was a world champion boxer in the glamours days of boxing during the 1920s and 30s when the media of radio spread international matches.

From the streets of Vancouver’s Downtown East Side in the 1920s, an Irish immigrant Paper Boy, Jimmy McLarnin fist-fought to protect his street corner at Main and Hastings, when he was spotted by Pop Foster who would become his Boxing Coach. Seeing the boy’s natural fighting talent, Pop approached the boy, bought a paper, and asked, “How’d you like to be a champion, boy?” Jimmy asks, “What kind of champion?” Pop says, “The only kind worth being son, a champion of the world.” Decades later as Jimmy tells his story to author Des Corry from McLarnin’s posh Spanish-style Los Angelese bungalow on the edge of Hollywood, he says about that moment in Vancouver as a child, “Everything that man told me came true.”

This book is especially prized by me personally, as it recounts the many Summers my family spent in Hollywood as my father recorded the famous boxer’s life and crafted it into this unique vision of a local hero's rise. Starting with the radio in the Corry front parlour in Victoria, Canada, and my Father as a child; my Grandfather would call, “Des come listen to Jimmy fight.” The book follows a life that rockets to world fame, and social circles revolving around the characters of Silver Screen Hollywood. From May West who had a special seat at every McLarnin fight, to Judy Harlow, and Bing Crosby, Jimmy’s golfing buddy, the book captures an important historical cultural parable, exploring the glamorous and challenging life of a dedicated father, husband, a radio and silver screen celebrity, a world champion fighter... and a gentleman. 

Special thanks to the main editor and motivator, Monica R. Corry, my Mother!

Buy the book Hardcover, Softback or Digital on Kindle.

Arthur T. Corry

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About the author: Walter Desmond Corry

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What Marathons Taught Me About Business

I am a long-distance runner for pleasure and I have taken on many entrepreneurial ventures for the pleasure of it.

Half-Marathons are my favourite and I run 21 KM sometimes weekly when I am on my game. Full Marathons (42 KM) are more of a challenge than a pleasure for me, but having once qualified for the Boston Marathon, I know that I have placed in the top 1% of runners in North America.

A Marathon is not about running fast or hard. Those runners who run fast or hard, either place poorly, or often don't even finish.

Sprinters are the worst Marathoners. 

When I was in high school, I was the top 800 M runner in my city, not because my legs were as strong as the football jocks, but because I had the judgement and discipline that most kids lacked in knowing how to conserve energy and when to expend. 

In a Marathon pace is everything. 

The runners that expend their energy in the most strategic way make it to the leader pack. A Marathon is also more than conserving energy and distributing evenly. It's about knowing your body and judging resources as well as a mental discipline that allows you to expend just beyond what you thought was possible so that you are always experiencing new personal bests,. Mental stamina and judgement is the test of a marathon. Starting and running a business is exactly the same. Those who expend all their capital upfront, do not finish, while those who don't know their market and their team'a talent, cannot become a market leader.

How to avoid Hitting The Wall

"Hitting the wall" in a marathon come somewhere around the 30 KM mark for most people. The same dynamic is seen in most business endeavours, whether it's long hours, or constant diligence and strategy, some reserve energy is needed when a Wall is reached to break through. Those who do find that will in themselves, find their second wind often in the last leg of the race.

For me, often the last 5 KM of a 42 KM race is the easiest. Once you find your own strategy to keep a steady pace through the wall, you'll know how to repeatedly find success in that situation.