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At this point, something unusual has happened. This is no longer a list of companies. It’s no longer a portfolio in the traditional sense. It’s a performance . Each character has entered with a role, a temperament, and a reason for being on the stage—not to impress in isolation, but to interact , evolve, and respond to the same future as it unfolds. Let’s name them as they now exist. The Cast (by character, not ticker) The Watcher  — sees clearly when conditions break down Th

These two characters arrive with unfinished edges. Practical. Physical. And carrying questions the script has not yet answered. Character One: UMAC — The Wildcard Unusual Machines operates in a narrow but critical layer of the modern stack: the physical components that make unmanned systems possible . Motors. Frames. Hardware that flies. This is not software. This is not abstraction. If this portfolio were a play, UMAC would be the Wildcard . The character whose presence sugg

Every great performance eventually leaves the ground. Not to escape reality—but to expand it . These two characters arrive with upward intent, each working a different layer of the same question: How far can humans move when gravity, distance, and cost are no longer absolute? Character One: JOBY — The Aviator Joby Aviation is building electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft designed for short-range urban flight. This is not about speed for its own sake. It’s about prec

Every serious performance eventually reaches a moment where brute force stops working. More data doesn’t help. More speed doesn’t help. What’s needed instead is judgment —and sometimes, entirely new ways of computing it. These two characters arrive precisely there. Character One: BBAI — The Strategist BigBear.ai  operates where complexity overwhelms humans. BBAI builds decision-intelligence systems used in defense, logistics, and national-scale operations—places where outcome

Their place in the performance Every great performance eventually confronts a hard truth: Ideas do not fail first. Constraints do. These two characters enter not with spectacle, but with inevitability. They do not ask what  the future should be. They ask what it will require to run . Character One: APLD — The Operator Applied Digital lives where ambition meets physics. APLD builds and operates high-performance data infrastructure —the kind required when compute is dense, powe

Not every character enters with spectacle. Some arrive with credibility . These are the roles that don’t ask whether the future will happen. They assume it will—and make sure it runs. Supporting Character One: SMCI — The Builder of Engines Super Micro Computer does not sell ideas. It sells machines that make ideas executable . SMCI builds high-performance servers and infrastructure—the physical backbone behind AI, cloud computing, and data-intensive systems. When new technolo

Up to now, the stage has been set with watchers, archivists, quartermasters, and virtuosos. They see. They remember. They supply. They perfect. Now enters the one who moves between them . Who Archer is Archer Aviation is building electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft—designed for short, repeatable flights within and between dense cities. Not jets. Not helicopters. Electric aircraft meant to turn distance into minutes. This is not about speed. It is about flow . The c

These are real companies (identities). Expressions of human intent —each one answering a different question about how value is created and sustained over time. Ferrari (RACE) Who Ferrari is Ferrari designs and manufactures high-performance luxury vehicles, while also operating one of the most iconic motorsport teams in history. But describing Ferrari as a “car company” misses the point. Ferrari sells: Scarcity Identity Belonging Discipline The cars are the artifact. The brand

Strategic Materials Where we are in the performance By now, you likely understand the premise of this recent posts. These are real companies. Publicly traded. Held intentionally. But in this series, they are also characters —because each one carries a role in how the modern world is being built. If the first characters helped us see  and remember , this next one concerns something more elemental. What everything else depends on. Who USA Rare Earth is (plain language) USA Rare

Where we are in the performance This series treats real, publicly traded companies as characters in a broader story —because businesses are not static. They respond to pressure, adapt to incentives, and reveal who they really are over time. If RCAT entered the stage as the Watcher —focused on seeing clearly in hostile environments—then this next character arrives with a different purpose. Not to see. But to remember . Airship AI at the Edge Who Airship AI is Airship AI Holdin

What this series is I could invest passively, check results a few times a year, and keep my distance. Instead, I’m choosing to participate. This series treats real, publicly traded companies as characters in a larger performance —because businesses, like people, have identities, constraints, and arcs that unfold over time. Each company is real. Each investment is intentional. Each write-up blends traditional investing with lived curiosity. This is the first. Who RCAT is... Re

Research Question Is it rational to keep prioritizing "high-ROI" activities like options trading over slower, creative work like writing and content creation, if the deeper desire is to contribute to a better world and live in alignment with a true calling? Items Present (Inputs & Conditions) A highly skilled trader who can reliably create income and freedom through options and markets. An established creator: published book, 150+ podcast episodes, and a growing body of intel

Thesis: What happens when you stop forcing decisions—and start trusting your process? The start of a new year usually invites declarations. Goals. Intentions. Big statements about who we’re becoming. That’s not what this week looked like for me. Instead, it looked like a series of very tangible experiments—each one small on its own, but collectively revealing something unexpected: a calm confidence that only shows up when you actually test reality instead of imagining it. Her

This experiment didn’t begin with a goal to impress anyone. On the surface, strapping fireworks to a drone sounds like a stunt. A show. Something flashy meant to produce a moment worth filming. But from the start, that wasn’t the point. The real question behind the experiment was quieter and more interesting: What happens when you try something purely because you’re curious—without needing the result to justify the effort? A drone. Fireworks. Music. And a genuine willingness

The Problem with Fixed Identity Most of us inherit identities early. Entrepreneur. Provider. Athlete. Thinker. Leader. They help us move forward for a while — until they don’t. A fixed identity quietly creates friction. You start filtering decisions through an outdated self-image. You protect a version of yourself that once worked but now feels heavy. I noticed that when I felt stuck, it wasn’t because I lacked options. It was because I was unconsciously protecting an identit

Over the last ten days, I’ve been using my conversations with Thor—my AI research partner—as a thinking laboratory. Not to get answers fast, but to ask better questions . What emerged wasn’t a single insight. It was a pattern. The questions I keep returning to all orbit the same theme: How do we live extraordinarily well once “enough” is already handled? Below are the three questions that have mattered most—and how they’ve changed my thinking. 1. How Efficient Is My Money—Rea

The world doesn’t slow down for questions. But if you don’t ask, you stay stuck in someone else’s algorithm. Over the past week, I’ve found myself in some deep conversations — with AI, with friends, and with myself. Here are three questions I’ve been wrestling with that I think others are asking too — whether they’re voicing it or not. These aren’t just curiosity flickers. They’re pressure points for a lot of people trying to design a life on their terms. 1. What crypto is go

(Featuring two breakthrough videos + a real conversation with Mr Serviss) There’s a fascinating tension emerging in the lives of high performers — especially those who’ve spent decades chasing goals, building wealth, hitting milestones, and stacking achievements. Many people reach their “summit moments” only to discover something unexpected: the summit isn’t delivering the feeling they assumed it would. This week, that theme came front and center through two videos that lande

This morning I sat at the kitchen table with a pencil and a sheet of paper, sketching out what the future looks like in my mind. Not a business plan, not a spreadsheet—more like a treasure map. A hand-drawn landscape of flying vehicles, sensor-rich cities, energy hubs, humanoid robots, and tiny pockets of opportunity scattered like gold. It was messy, playful, and strangely grounding. Because what I realized while drawing is that the future isn’t a distant abstraction. It’s t

Most people chase more. More returns, more accounts, more commas. But once you reach the point where your investments produce enough income to fund life comfortably, “more” starts losing meaning. The real question becomes: How efficient is your money? What yield are you getting not just financially, but in health, energy, and time? 1. The Wealth Yield — When Enough Becomes Amplifier For anyone with over a million dollars invested, earning 7–9 percent annually, you’re generati