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venturesverite
- Mar 14
- 1 min
A Second Draft that Feels like a First
I've been slogging through a second draft of Insecticide Two and feeling unenthusiastic. I added a second character's point of view to...
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venturesverite
- Mar 10
- 11 min
Insecticide Excerpt:
Diana watched the body floating in the ocean. Lifeless current lifted the limp body up one wave, then buried it under the next. Diana...
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venturesverite
- Mar 9
- 11 min
View that Inspired Setting of Scene 1 in Insecticide:
Diana watched the body floating in the ocean. Lifeless current lifted the limp body up one wave, then buried it under the next. Diana...
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venturesverite
- Mar 9
- 3 min
Mind CTI Ltd (NASD:MNDO); My Fair Value Estimate:
·Abbreviations: o My Estimate of Fair Value (MFV) o Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) o Operating Earnings (OI) o Enterprise...
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venturesverite
- Mar 8
- 6 min
Insecticide Excerpt:
Brandon could see clearly when he was four years old, with glasses. He remembered his fourth birthday. So, if was he was still a child,...
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venturesverite
- Feb 24
- 2 min
Can I (you) be a writer? And, how to be a writer.
I quit my job in 2016. After fifteen years, I’d had enough corporate life. But, I also felt if I stayed on the job longer, I’d regret it,...
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venturesverite
- Feb 24
- 3 min
Medifast Inc (NYSE:MED); My Fair Value Estimate:
·Abbreviations: o My Estimate of Fair Value (MFV) o Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) o Operating Earnings (OI) o Enterprise...
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venturesverite
- Feb 21
- 2 min
Lam Research Corp (NASD:LRCX); My Fair Value Estimate:
·Abbreviations: o My Estimate of Fair Value (MFV) o Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) o Operating Earnings (OI) o Enterprise...
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venturesverite
- Feb 17
- 2 min
Educational Development Corp (NASD:EDUC); My Fair Value Estimate:
·Abbreviations: o My Estimate of Fair Value (MFV) o Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) o Liquidation Value = Tangible Book Value...
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venturesverite
- Feb 15
- 1 min
Being a Writer...
Unfortunately it includes marketing. Our latest feeble attempts follow, as does how we became a writer. https://www.veriteventures.com/po...
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venturesverite
- Feb 15
- 3 min
FONAR Corporation (NASD:FONR); My Post-earnings Fair Value Estimate:
·Abbreviations: o My Estimate of Fair Value (MFV) o Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) o Operating Earnings (OI) o ...
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venturesverite
- Feb 9
- 3 min
PetMed Express, Inc. (NASD:PETS); My Fair Value Estimate:
·Abbreviations: o My Estimate of Fair Value (MFV) o Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) o Operating Earnings (OI) o Enterprise...
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venturesverite
- Feb 8
- 1 min
Insecticide 2: Starting the Second Draft
I started the second draft of Insecticide Two. It feels like a process of zooming in. I started with the wide view. That required...
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venturesverite
- Feb 2
- 1 min
Meta Platforms, I'm a Net-seller
Last month, I published my fair value of Meta Platforms (NASD:META) (https://www.veriteventures.com/post/meta-platforms-inc-nasd-meta-my-...
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venturesverite
- Feb 1
- 2 min
Elements of a Novel's Second Draft: Freeing the Red Pen
I'm starting the second draft of Insecticide 2 and thinking about what it needs to include. One important element of a second draft is...
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venturesverite
- Jan 30
- 3 min
Intel (NASD:INTC); I Own Shares, but Should I?
· Abbreviations: o My Estimate of Fair Value (MFV) o Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) o Operating Earnings (OI) o Enterprise...
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venturesverite
- Jan 24
- 1 min
Insecticide 2: First Draft is Done, Time to... Conceptualize
Ninety six hours into Insecticide 2 I finished the first draft. It took me 42 hours to outline, 54 hours to write...
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venturesverite
- Jan 23
- 3 min
Shockwave Medical is Trading >1000% over my valuation but… I Closed my Puts
·Abbreviations: o My Estimate of Fair Value (MFV) o Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) o Liquidation Value = Tangible Book Value...
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venturesverite
- Jan 19
- 2 min
C.H. Robinson Worldwide (NASD:CHRW); My Fair Value Estimate:
·Abbreviations: o My Estimate of Fair Value (MFV) o Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) o Operating Earnings (OI) o Enterprise...
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