An Interview with Emily Medine, anIndustry Leading Coal Consultant
This week, Jason Colodne, Managing Partner at Colbeck, spoke with Emily Medine, a principal in the coal practice at Energy Ventures...
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In his role as Managing Partner for Colbeck, Jason Colodne leverages over two decades of professional investing experience and oversees all aspects of the business. He has invested in a broad array of industries and geographies and serves as a highly sought-out financial expert in various investment areas.
An Interview with Andrew Kline, former NFL offensive lineman and founder of sports investment bank,
This week, Jason Colodne, Managing Partner at Colbeck, sat down with Andrew Kline, former offensive lineman for the St. Louis Rams and...
Renewable Diesel: A Love Story
“Without coal and IG Farben, I can have no foreign policy.” Gustav Stresemann, Foreign Minister of the Weimar Republic “The German...
Why Are Airlines So Unprofitable?
In 2008, Warren Buffet famously skewered the airlines industry as a “bottomless pit” for capital in his letter to Berkshire Hathaway...
Natural Capital Accounting
She knew something was wrong when the accountants arrived. In those days (2010), biodiversity conferences were populated largely by...
Modern Monetary Theory & Its Discontents
In the final days of 1980, dozens of US congressmen received a strange holiday greeting: “Happy New Year,” read the card. “Your share of...
Pricing Life (and Death)
“Getting your loved one out of the coroner’s office is like posting bail,” observed a grieving mother in her recent blog post, “You...
Spot a Debtor by His Skull: A History of Credit Analysis
Imagine you are a creditor. A man approaches you about a business loan. He has no proof of cash flow, shows confusion at the term...
Lending on the Blockchain
“Investing for income in today’s markets is like slogging across the Sahara looking for a cold drink,” wrote WSJ columnist Jason Zweig...
What is a DAO?
Imagine replacing your manager with a line of code. Who would benefit? You? Your company? No one? Now imagine replacing your manager,...
Lords of Finance: A Review
Bloomberg recently complained that whenever the government announces a stimulus plan, people are quick to “invoke the history of Weimar...
Bobos in Paradise: A Brief History of Tax Reform
“The nine most terrifying words in the English language are: ‘I’m from the government, and I’m here to help.’” When Ronald Reagan...
Vertical Farming: Problem or Panacea?
When asked to describe Newark, New Jersey, most Garden State residents struggled to say something positive. “Crime. That’s it,” offered...
Space Cowboys and The Final Frontier
Early in 2003, Ty Holland, a seasoned West Texas rancher, got roped into giving a mysterious buyer a harrowing tour of the backcountry....
Clouds Above the Fairway: Distressed Golf in the 21st Century
When Bobby Jones first saw the hallowed Old Course at St. Andrews, he thought it looked more like a freshly used battlefield than a...
Calvinism Reborn: Bankruptcy 2.0
“Back during Christmas, CitiBank was calling me on the phone. The Rep was telling me that he was going to find me and get me if I did...
What’s In a Mass Tort?
Denise Miley was the last person you would accuse of reckless behavior. A successful accountant and placid mother-of-four, Miley’s...
Should Your Town Welcome Its First Czar? Receiverships in a State of Emergency
“A haircut still looks a lot better than a beheading.” — Robert G. Flanders Jr., state-appointed receiver of Central Falls, Rhode Island ...
Doughnut Economics: A Review
“Anyone who believes that exponential growth can go on forever in a finite world is either a madman or an economist,” — Kenneth Boulding,...
“We Didn’t Start the Fire,” — Sincerely, PG&E (And Everyone Else)
“The work of Prometheus has advanced another stride. Mankind and its supper parties were no longer at the mercy of a few miles of...