aaron bird's blog

I'm a technologist and entrepreneur living in Seattle WA. My technical and professional interests include start-ups, social media, online advertising, software, scalable online services, cloud computing, consumer devices, and green technology. Personally, I train and compete in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, love MMA, camping, skiing, and my girlfriend Megan (not necessarily in that order). I'm all about changing the world through innovation and recently left Microsoft to scratch my entrepreneurial itch.

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Oct 12

Good businesses in bad times

Classic portfolio management tells us that industries such as health care, energy, and consumer goods are good investments in recessions, but CNN reported a 50% increase in sales YOY for Sentry Safes.  That’s an interesting addition to the known list of safe haven (no pun intended) companies in a recession.  And if you wonder what people are putting in those safes, I can’t help but look at some of the recent bank runs.