by Thomas Powell | Sep 12, 2025 | Economics, Just Ask Dad, The Founders Office™
In today’s vlog, I’m standing in Madrid, preparing to speak with a room full of lawyers about what founders really need across borders, I was reminded of your question about Larry Ellison. The timing couldn’t be better. In just one day, his partnership...
by Thomas Powell | Sep 9, 2025 | Commercial Real Estate, Economics, Global Real Estate, Investing, The Founders Office™
In today’s vlog, I break down what shifting interest rates actually mean for founders. Whether rates move up or down, the key isn’t timing the market: it’s making sure your story aligns with the right kind of capital. From mortgages to business loans, from...
by Thomas Powell | Sep 8, 2025 | Economics, Six Keys of Capital™, The Founders Office™, Uncategorized
In today’s vlog, I talk about capital; it’s more than just investor funding — it’s every resource you’ve used to build your business, from credit cards and home equity to side jobs. As interest rates rise, the true cost of that capital becomes a risk...
by Thomas Powell | Sep 5, 2025 | Economics, The Founders Office™
In today’s vlog, I dive into how creative capital structures, like shared appreciation loans, give founders new ways to raise money without losing control. Check it...
by Thomas Powell | Nov 26, 2018 | Commercial Real Estate, Economics, Uncategorized
I am going to switch gears a bit because it has been a while since I’ve written about commercial real estate. In our minds this time of year, CRE is inextricably linked to the current state of retail. Let us talk a bit about the business of the entertainment retail...
by Thomas Powell | Sep 27, 2018 | Economics, Energy, Investing
General Electric’s CEO called 2018 its “reset year,” but I doubt CEO John Flannery meant the whiplash turn that GE is speeding towards at the moment. Once a member of the founding elite of the Dow Jones, GE is in the middle of one of its roughest years in a decade....
