Category: Book Club

These are my notes for the K5M Book Club on the book Reimagining Capitalism, by Rebecca Henderson. Join the K5M Book Club These are my notes on Chapter 2 but we decided to quit reading this book because it is awful. The shareholders voted to quit with 96% approval. So there will be no more notes…

These are my notes for the K5M Book Club on the book Reimagining Capitalism, by Rebecca Henderson. Join the K5M Book Club Chapter 1: “When the facts change, I change my mind. What do you do, Sir?” Prologue I didn’t love the prologue. I mean, I get it, she loves trees, but the understanding she…

My copy of Reimagining Capitalism arrived and I read the first chapter today. To stay on track and read the book in one month we only need to read about 10 pages a day. Looking at when the chapters end here is a loose reading schedule and when you can might expect my chapter notes:…

These are my notes for the K5M Book Club on the book Money, by Jacob Goldstein. Join the K5M Book Club The Shareholder Book Club met on Saturday afternoon to discuss Money: The True Story of a Made up Thing by Jacob Goldstein. There were a few links shared that I wanted to add to…

These are my notes for the K5M Book Club on the book Money, by Jacob Goldstein. Join the K5M Book Club the conclusion of Money, The True Story of a Made-Up Thing “Money is a choice, or a set of choices.” says Jacob Goldstein. That’s a pretty great answer to the question of “What is money?” …

These are my notes for the K5M Book Club on the book Money, by Jacob Goldstein. Join the K5M Book Club The Radical Dream of Digital Cash Jacob Goldstein starts with an important reminder: “Cash is a beautiful technology.”  Then we get start our journey with David Chaum, the inventor of digital cash, and holder of…

These are my notes for the K5M Book Club on the book Money, by Jacob Goldstein. Join the K5M Book Club A Brief History of the Euro (and Why the Dollar Works Better) I thought this chapter was going to be boring because for the first few pages I didn’t really highlight anything or take…

These are my notes for the K5M Book Club on the book Money, by Jacob Goldstein. Join the K5M Book Club How Two Guys in a Room Invented a New Kind of Money This chapter seems like it could be a whole book. Or a 10-part television series on Netflix. I mean, I guess it…

These are my notes for the K5M Book Club on the book Money, by Jacob Goldstein. Join the K5M Book Club Chapter 12: Money is Dead. Long Live Money It’s interesting how banks would close their physical space and it would cause such a huge crisis. I haven’t been to a bank since before the pandemic……

These are my notes for the K5M Book Club on the book Money, by Jacob Goldstein. Join the K5M Book Club Chapter 11: Just Don’t Call It a Central Bank The name Nicholas Biddle seemed familiar to me… where had I heard that name before? OH YEAH! When I was working on my Economic Tourism…

These are my notes for the K5M Book Club on the book Money, by Jacob Goldstein. Join the K5M Book Club Chapter 10: The Gold Standard: A Love Story Before we even get started, just based on the title, I’m reminded of the talk by Marcus Estes on “What Is Money” which is from May…

These are my notes for the K5M Book Club on the book Money, by Jacob Goldstein. Join the K5M Book Club Chapter 9: But Really: Can Everybody Can Have More Money? The answer to that questions seems like it’s yes, as long as money is worth less. Or yes, as long as those in power get to…