The Healing Power of Your Own Adult Stem Cells: Matthew Feshbach on Bay News 9 (Video)
2015 has been a remarkable year for Okyanos, our patients and their families. Earlier this month I had the pleasure of talking with Dr. Randy Shuck on Bay News 9’s Priority Health show about the healing mechanisms of adult stem cells, our mission and the stories of some of our patients. The video of this interview is …Continue Reading
Nassau Guardian Interview: Okyanos Expands Beyond Cardiac Stem Cell Therapy
Okyanos, which is located in Freeport, Grand Bahama, is proudly the first to receive approval to treat patients under the nation’s Stem Cell Therapy and Research Act which was passed in 2014.
From Short Selling to Healthcare: My Recent Interview with Reuters
A couple weeks ago I had the pleasure of sitting down for an interview with Rhonda Schaffler at Reuters Insider in New York. We covered a little bit of everything, including my hedge fund days and the transition from short selling to what I have been most focused on as of late, Okyanos Heart Institute. …Continue Reading
Courage, Positive Thinking and Rubber Boots: The Incredible Story of John Aldridge
John Aldridge is a 45-year-old lobsterman who, back in July of last year, fell overboard in the middle of the night into the breathtakingly cold waters of the Atlantic with nothing but his rubber boots to keep him afloat. After 12 long hours, a shark sighting and the execution of an exhausting but resolved plan, …Continue Reading
Robert Lanza’s Theory of Biocentrism and the Afterlife
Most scientists would laugh at the idea of proving the existence of an afterlife. All but one, perhaps. Robert Lanza is a highly regarded stem cell research pioneer whose theory of biocentrism (the concept that life creates the universe—not the other way around; from a Greek word meaning life center) has garnered quite a bit …Continue Reading
Inspiring CEOs, Disappointing Biographies
The Disappointing Misrepresentation of Visionaries Steve Jobs and Jeff Bezos Are journalists really worthy biographers, or do they think that controversy sells books just like it sells “news”? Brad Stone’s The Everything Store emphasized conflicts, mistakes and perceived personality flaws of Jeff Bezos (CEO and founder of Amazon) rather than his vision and the tremendous …Continue Reading
Jeff Bezos’ Business Book Recommendation
It was a gratifying surprise to hear that Jeff Bezos (CEO and Founder of Amazon) had selected The Innovator’s Solution by Professor Clayton Christensen as one of three books for his senior team to read as part of an Amazon book club he hosted. Prof. Christensen (pictured here) coined the term “disruptive technology” when he wrote …Continue Reading
A Beginner’s Guide to Understanding the Economy
In many years of following the markets, economy and individual companies I have noted that biases tend to guide forecasting. For example, if someone feels strongly that having a gold-based currency system is their idea of “sound money,” they will forecast higher inflation at the first sign of money printing. Likewise, if an individual is …Continue Reading
15 Tips for Successful Investing
What’s good for an investor is good for a business—and vice-versa! Having invested in many companies and followed thousands more (plus the market as a whole) for over three decades, I have come to realize that what is good for a business is always what is good for an investor. When I hear the management …Continue Reading
A Lesson in Business from Rafael Nadal
Last night was the final match of the U.S. Open, Rafael Nadal vs. Novak Djokovic. Both are ridiculously talented players who can pound the ball with unimaginable accuracy—compared to when I taught tennis in the ‘70s. As I watched the third set, commentator John McEnroe pointed out that Djokovic had 40 “unforced errors” (a mistake …Continue Reading