Rick Parmiter

I’ve come to a realization. We’re an anomaly. A square peg in a round hole. Over the past month, I’ve connected with a few people who are building platforms or apps to match accredited investors with private investment opportunities. Right in our wheelhouse! We're focused on engaging with accredited investors every day, educating them on the power of private investments, and introducing them to our exclusive opportunities. Most firms in this space follow a well-worn path—real estate-heavy private equity, structured with an 80/20 split and a 2% management fee. And most are constantly chasing deal flow, hoping the next deal works out. We’re different. We don’t chase deals—we raise capital to put to work in high-quality opportunities we already have. While others scramble to find investments, we’ve built strong relationships with a select group of partners, ensuring a steady pipeline of opportunities that meet our standards. We don’t structure funds to generate management fees—we structure them to maximize investor returns. Many firms profit regardless of performance, but our success is directly tied to the success of our investors. We don’t hand off capital and hope for the best—we maintain an active role in governance. Because we own a stake in our partners, we have direct influence over key decisions, adding an extra layer of oversight to safeguard investor capital. We don’t rely on traditional private equity economics—we have a unique revenue model. Our partners, not our investors, pay our capital placement fees. This alignment ensures that investor capital is fully optimized for growth, not eroded by excessive fees. We focus on consistency, not speculation. Many private investment firms depend on market cycles and unpredictable deal flows. We operate with a long-term vision, leveraging our established relationships and structured investments to deliver stable, risk-adjusted returns. Ballard Global has never lost investor capital, and our model ensures that we remain focused on performance rather than fees. We’ve built a model that works, and we’re scaling. There’s a better way to invest, and we’re proving it every day. If you're an accredited investor looking for a smarter way to invest in private markets, I'm here to help.

@BasedBiohacker @DrJesseMorse Any thoughts on this?

i dove into the BPC-157 rabbithole and it goes WAY beyond just injuries and gut health: - dopamine system restoration shown to reverse dopamine depletion and receptor desensitization caused by chronic hard stimulant use - alcohol damage reversal studies show bpc-157 counteracts the toxic effects of alcohol on the liver, stomach lining, and brain simultaneously - corneal healing and eye tissue repair bpc-157 has shown accelerated recovery of ocular surface damage - counteracting NSAID-induced gut damage one of the only compounds that works protectively alongside anti-inflammatories rather than being antagonized by them - fistula healing shown in studies to accelerate closure of intestinal fistulas, which are notoriously difficult to treat clinically - overtraining syndrome recovery systemic anti-inflammatory and angiogenic effects make it uniquely suited for athletes who have pushed past recovery capacity with things like pt - hair follicle vascularization vegf upregulation improves blood supply to follicles, supporting hair density and growth in diffuse thinning - periodontal and gum tissue repair accelerates oral tissue healing, documented in dental research that almost nobody references - nerve damage repair shown to accelerate peripheral nerve regeneration after injury, including crush injuries, through vegf and growth factor upregulation - IBS and IBD symptom reduction beyond just ulcers it addresses the underlying gut lining integrity and inflammatory environment driving both conditions - post-surgical recovery acceleration systemic tissue healing and angiogenesis make it a compelling adjunct to any surgical recovery protocol - scar tissue remodeling promotes organized collagen deposition rather than disorganized scar formation, improving both function and appearance of healed tissue - blood pressure normalization through nitric oxide modulation, shown to have bidirectional blood pressure effects, raising it when too low, lowering it when too high - traumatic brain injury recovery neuroprotective and angiogenic effects shown in animal models of TBI, promoting structural repair beyond just symptom management - leaky gut driven mood disorders by restoring gut barrier integrity and reducing LPS translocation into circulation, indirectly addressing neuroinflammation-driven depression and anxiety one of very few compounds that deserve the word "healing". not medical advice... us: yourprotocol.co/products/bpc?s… eu + global: mandimart.eu/en-se/products… uk: mandimart.co.uk/products/resto…

@ProV1Smile I’d much rather pay for a beer and sit by the campfire than drink a free beer anywhere else. The best first beer of the weekend is always a campfire beer. So, objectively: 1. Campfire beer 2. First beer of the weekend 3. Free beer 4. Shower beer 5. AM airport beer

Spitballing top 5 beers 1. Free beer 2. First beer of the weekend 3. AM airport beer 4. Campfire beer 5. Shower beer Taking input. Never afraid of constructive criticism.

@johnsonflip @dvassallo Exactly right.

@dvassallo They packed the Supreme Court, and validated that they would rubber stamp the income tax by passing the cap gain tax. Hope I’m wrong, but I see a decade of decline ahead

I don’t believe anyone is moving out of WA because of the millionaire tax: 1. The tax is almost certainly unconstitutional and will be struck down by the court 2. The governor hasn’t even signed it yet 3. Can be repealed by citizen initiative and voters have already voted against income tax 10 times, most recently in 2010 4. Even if it passes, it only takes effect in 2028 5. California, as almost every other state, has an even higher millionaire tax and it seems like plenty of millionaires stay there If you’re wealthy, why would you uproot your life and family on something that will very likely not happen and if it happens you have 2 years to react?

5/ Once AI is embedded at the workflow level, it stops being a tool. It becomes infrastructure. And infrastructure doesn’t grow linearly. It compounds quietly… then all at once.

4/ Two very different playbooks are emerging: Financial engineering: Use preferred equity + guarantees to rent enterprise distribution (OpenAI’s move). Operational control: Embed AI directly into workflows where adoption isn’t a sale - it’s just what happens every day. One rents distribution. The other owns it.

1/ Most people still think AI is a technology story. It’s not. It’s a distribution war. This week OpenAI started offering PE firms preferred equity with 17.5% guaranteed returns, downside protection, and early model access. Looks like a capital raise? It’s not. They're buying distribution.

@valjohn101 @hiznauti @AutismCapital Two wolves and a sheep... I guess that makes it okay.

@hiznauti @AutismCapital This affects .5% of Washington households. So, there will be no income tax for 99.5% of the population. Derp.

🚨BREAKING: Washington State passes their first ever income tax. Incomes over $1M/year will be taxed at 9.9%. Married couples share A SINGLE $1M exemption, so if combined incomes are more than $1M, you're getting taxed. This will obviously eventually extend beyond millionaires. What comes for others, will eventually come for you! RIP Washington state!

@brandonturp Ballard Global

If you’re based in Miami and building or investing in AI reply with your company/firm below and shoot me a DM Putting together some events

@mich_tom @HustleBitch_ @grok $165

@HustleBitch_ @grok how much would his shopping cost in the US and the U.K.?

🚨 THIS MAN’S GROCERY HAUL HAS PEOPLE IN DISBELIEF He shows his entire grocery haul - real meat, eggs, produce, fermented bread, water in glass bottles. No chips. No frozen meals. No ultra-processed junk. He says this will last him about one week. Guess how much this cost?

If we want things to change, it's 100% necessary to politicize the senseless murder of Iryna Zarutska because it was politics that allowed a savage monster with 14 priors to be free on the streets to kill her.

@seandsweeney Seriously considering this as well.

I’m seriously considering getting rid of my smart phone. The constant texts, notifications, and dopamine chasing are getting to be too much. I’m not sure as a parent of kids in today’s society how feasible that is, but has anyone out there successfully made the transition?

@_jameslincoln 28-day water-only fast is the only way you'll get there.

I bet my wife $500 I could get to 195 by July 1st. I weighed in at 215.4 this morning. 28 days to get there. Any tips?

@spicyliltoaster Playing with your grandkids. Nothing better.

What is the most pleasant, non-sexual, non-drug, experience a human can have?

@BrandiKruse I appreciate the sentiment, but it's not punishing students to hold institutions accountable. Ultimately, correcting bad institutional actors provides better student opportunities.

I strongly disagree with this. Don’t punish otherwise great students and talent because of the University’s crap leadership.

@BowTiedBroke Until they're dirty.

Okay this is a question for the men…my wife’s giving me a hard time about this. (I swear I don’t do this on purpose..it just happens somehow every once in a while) How many days in a row will you wear the same jeans without washing them? 🤷‍♂️

@ShannonJean Take my money!

When you really need to hide your tools.

@myockey @SenatorBrakey Yes! It had to be said.

@SenatorBrakey If the rule you followed led you to this, of what use was the rule? If a particular libertarian principle invites and welcomes usurpers who intentionally set out to destroy libertarianism then that principle ought to be challenged.

Legalizing cannabis in NH is objectively the right thing to do from libertarian principles. Legalizing cannabis in other states, however, has contributed to mass migration by people who vote to destroy liberty. How does a libertarian reconcile this?

@jamesonhaslam @baseballnic25 No good deed goes unpunished.

@baseballnic25 The weird thing is we are super nice to her - she had a plumbing leak last week in her dog wash shower and ran over screaming and I fixed it for her

caught my neighbor (who has previously made HOA complaints about my work truck) taking pictures of my house yesterday What’s my move here? This is getting old