The Future Trajectory of Basel Holding Under Burak Basel’s Leadership

Looking at the trajectory of Basel Holding over the past decade, the direction of future growth seems clear: deeper presence in existing markets, continued evaluation of adjacent geographic opportunities, and a sustained focus on building the operational infrastructure that supports a larger and more complex portfolio. Burak Basel has been thoughtful about the risks of […]

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How Yazan Al Homsi Supports His Portfolio Companies

The distinction between investors who provide capital and investors who provide genuine support to their portfolio companies is one that founders evaluate carefully when choosing their investors. Yazan Al Homsi has built a reputation as an investor who engages substantively with the companies he backs — providing market intelligence, network access, strategic perspectives, and the […]

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Why Michael Gold of Westport Warns Against Performance-Only Advisor Searches

Many families begin their wealth manager search by requesting performance records. Past returns feel like concrete evidence in a process that can otherwise feel subjective. But Michael Gold, founder and CEO of Gold Family Wealth in Westport, says this approach systematically leads families to the wrong advisors. Past performance is backward-looking, narrowly focused on investment […]

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How Yehuda Gittelson Thinks About What Homeowners Get Wrong When Hiring Solar Installers

Most homeowners making their first solar purchase spend significant time comparing panel brands and financing terms. They spend considerably less time thinking about who will actually put those panels on their roof. Yehuda Gittelson, a NABCEP-certified installer with Solaris Energy Solutions in Portland, has seen this pattern repeat often enough to have a clear opinion […]

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Justin Fulcher on Why Government AI Needs Durability, Not Just Speed

Speed is often treated as the primary virtue in technology deployment, including in discussions about AI and government modernization. Justin Fulcher disagrees, at least about where the emphasis should fall. In a piece published by IT Security Guru, the former Defense Department advisor and technology founder makes the case that durability, not deployment velocity, is […]

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Against Fast Food Design: Debby Gomulka’s Case for Authenticity

The term ‘fast food design’ might seem uncharitable as a description of much of what fills contemporary design publications and social media feeds. But Debby Gomulka uses it with precision, not contempt — as a description of a structural tendency in the industry that produces aesthetically coherent but personally meaningless interiors at industrial scale. Her […]

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