Mickey Mouse Clubhouse (MMC) is a defining early-21st-century franchise entry that repackaged classic Disney characters for preschool audiences. Launched in 2006, the series used bright, simple visuals, interactive problem-solving segments, and digital-friendly pacing to teach basic skills (counting, shapes, social lessons) while reintroducing Mickey, Minnie, Donald, Daisy, Goofy and Pluto to a new generation. The show’s design—friendly 3D-ish characters, repetitive catchphrases, and an on-screen “Mouseketool” reveal—made it highly memorable and widely distributed across broadcast, streaming platforms, home video, and educational settings.

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After the Trade is Made (David M Weiss)

In Books, Economics, Investing
10 months ago
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02February

Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Internet Archive Official

Mickey Mouse Clubhouse (MMC) is a defining early-21st-century franchise entry that repackaged classic Disney characters for preschool audiences. Launched in 2006, the series used bright, simple visuals, interactive problem-solving segments, and digital-friendly pacing to teach basic skills (counting, shapes, social lessons) while reintroducing Mickey, Minnie, Donald, Daisy, Goofy and Pluto to a new generation. The show’s design—friendly 3D-ish characters, repetitive catchphrases, and an on-screen “Mouseketool” reveal—made it highly memorable and widely distributed across broadcast, streaming platforms, home video, and educational settings.

April 28, 2024

Double Entry: Gleeson-White

In Assumptions, Books, Economics
April 28, 2024
2 Min read
28April
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Who invented double entry accounting? The ubiquitous system of general ledgers, income statements, balance sheets, and cashflow statements found throughout businesses and quite a lot of households? This is yet-another of those concept so taken for granted that they seem to have been around “forever”, but thanks to Double Entry: How the Merchants of Venice Created Modern Finance by...

April 15, 2024

The Work of the Stock Exchange (J.E. Meeker)

In Books, Economics
April 15, 2024
8 Min read
15April
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Despite the fact that stock markets have been operating for over 400 years, how exactly they work at the level of individual participate and individual role is rarely documented. Here in the 21st Century most of the accounts are how to make money as an investor, two or three steps away from the actual transactions taking place within the exchange. Which is why it was so fascinating to find and...

January 21, 2024

The Snowball, another Buffett biography

In Berkshire Hathaway, Books
January 21, 2024
1 Min read
21January

If you want to understand the history of Berkshire Hathaway there are two good books to choose from. Buffett: The Making of an American Capitalist by Roger Lowenstein, which I summarized six months ago, or The Snowball by Alice Schroeder, summarized below. The main difference between the two tellings is that Lowenstein focuses more on the Buffett Partnership and then Berkshire Hathaway as a...

December 6, 2023

The Next Step: Paperback

In Advice, Books
December 6, 2023
1 Min read
06December
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Nine of every ten startups fail. For the the last decade I’ve been sharing my 30+ years of experience to help lower that horrible statistic. And it is working. Eight of our ten of the companies at Africa Eats are still running, the oldest now over 10 years old and many soon to reach that milestone? How? Business planning. By not stopping with a Plan A, as Plan A rarely succeeds. By not only...

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