Investing To create a better world. “It’s easy to compare investing in and building tech companies to poker. They utilize some of the same skills like risk mitigation, probabilities and capital planning. They also utilize some of the same principals such as optimism, long-term thinking, patience and timing. Games like poker have provided me a lot of different attributes and it has made me a pretty good player at the game of life.” – James Lochrie
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ames Lochrie is well known as an investor, founder, volunteer and creator. But what makes him Different? What makes him stand out? First: James is a self-taught entrepreneur, who believes life is to be lived to the fullest. “We need to keep moving, we need to get busy with life, ” said James when speaking about education, experience and knowledge. “Get busy with life!” This is a powerful statement and one James lives by every day. James doesn’t shy away from the fact he dropped out of University (more than once) and he takes pride in the knowledge he has gained
through experience over the years. He is selftaught in nearly every area of life. “Research, risk taking and finding your passions are important factors in the progress throughout life,” states James. Second: James thrives on the challenges he faces and accepts risk as a form of learning and growth. Risk taking is exciting for James and he incorporates it into his daily life. “If you are unhappy with the status quo it will never change unless someone takes a risk. Progress only comes with the risk of going the (continued on next page) Community \\ 5
