Jun

5

back from a few weeks tour of Asia with many books read and museums visited and zoos and botanical gardens and aquariums, and much abalone from many great restaurants. will provide reviews shortly.

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Dec

14

Father and son

December 14, 2024 | 1 Comment

a 63-yr differential between us. My father always said he would be the happiest man in the world when I could beat him at almost all things. I feel the same about Aubrey. (Until my stroke I could beat him at most racket sports.)

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Oct

27

Vic to Aubrey, 2006:

Letter to a newborn son

The occasion of a birth is always a good time to take stock of the important things in life that a father would like to share. In your case, it's even more important, because at 62, I am the oldest father that the big Pennsylvania hospital that you were born in had ever discharged, and I am going to have to compress much of my hopes and knowledge and love for you into a few short years. Here are some of the main lessons for you that I hope to set in motion so clearly and firmly by my own example and also with practical direct applications for you while I'm alive that it will become second nature to you, and these guidelines will be useful merely for a review, but it's too late to lock the stable after the horse has been stolen, so here goes.

Part 2

You were named after two characters, Jack Aubrey, a very worthy character Patrick O'Brian and C.S. Forester wrote about in their series of books about the adventures of the greatest British naval captain in history, who traveled the world with great skill and overcame great danger to make the world safe for freedom; and Charles Darwin, the greatest biologist, who after a trip around the world discovered the nature of life and change. While both showed extraordinary abilities, mental and physical strength, study, science, and character — friendship, loyalty, persistence — in their quests for success, the heroic quality of Jack Aubrey is what inspired your first name.

Part 3

Sep

21

Aubrey and Amalgam Talent

September 21, 2023 | 1 Comment

A Greenwich High School student found an online friend a job. Then they turned that into a business.

GREENWICH — High schooler Aubrey Niederhoffer said he has always enjoyed collaboration, helping others and learning about other countries. And now, those interests have paid off in a practical way: he's co-founder of Amalgam Talent, a company that helps people in Southern Africa find jobs.

About two years ago, Niederhoffer, who will be a senior at Greenwich High School this year, met his now business partner, Nhlanhla Mhlanga, in an online chatroom. Mhlanga lives in Eswatini, a country in Southern Africa that was formerly known as Swaziland.

“He told me it’s very hard to get a job here in Swaziland and I knew a little bit about Swaziland, but I didn’t really know what it was like and it was really interesting to talk to him,” Niederhoffer, 17, said. “So, the first thing I did was I figured out how I could send him $5 so that he could get a water spout for his family’s garden and improve their vegetables.”

When the two talked online, Mhlanga had just completed his degree and was looking for work. Mhlanga asked Niederhoffer to help him find an online job, and the two worked to make that happen. A few months after the two began their search, Mhlanga, 27, was hired as a remote employee for The Socratic Experience, an online school based in Texas.

With that success in hand, the two decided they could create a company that can help people in Eswatini find jobs.

Read the full article

Jul

17

this is a message from Aubrey about his very exciting business:

As some of you may have heard, I am developing a startup recruitment agency called Amalgam Talent in the country of Swaziland / eSwatini. We have grown far more sophisticated, and we are now employing wide-reaching recruitment strategies to attract the most talented people in Swaziland. We have hired over 20 remotely working employees to US companies now, and we are extremely excited by how well they are performing. I'll be travelling to Swaziland in a few weeks to meet with his business partners and develop the business further.

We currently have some really exciting people available with AI / machine learning and data analytics experience. If any of you quants happen to be hiring, please contact me via my LinkedIn page or leave a note in the comments here on Daily Speculations.

Best regards, and I hope to hear from some of you soon,

Aubrey

Jun

15

LWV Greenwich Announces the Winners of Its Fourth Annual Student Essay Contest

League of Women Voters Greenwich is pleased to announce the winners of its fourth annual Student Essay Contest. The Student Essay Contest is one League initiative that seeks to involve young people in the League’s mission to build an understanding of and participation in the democratic process.

High School, Winner:
Aubrey Niederhoffer, Greenwich High School, Grade 11

Read Aubrey's essay.

LinkIn: Aubrey Niederhoffer

Co-Founder and CEO of Amalgam Talent, a eSwatini-based HR agency connecting remote workers in developing countries to global markets. Passionate about international development.

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