Aug 17, 2021Reflecting on my post-Google experience so farTL;DR I left Google two years ago to join Superbet, a rapidly growing European sports betting business. I first discuss why I made the call, share a bit of what I learned about betting, and finally reflect on my experience so far. Let’s first address the elephant in the room Betting is still taboo in most of the…Betting5 min readBetting5 min read
Feb 1, 2020A study of Financial Analysts’ Forecasting BiasI recently graduated from WBS with an MBA, and as part of that I did a dissertation in the field of financial analysis. The full dissertation is available for download here. Do get in touch if you have feedback, I’d love to hear your thoughts. …Financial Analysis2 min readFinancial Analysis2 min read
Jul 5, 2019Jesu li Rimac Automobili hrvatski Tesla Motors?Priču Rimac automobila (RA) pratim još od prve vijesti da su izlagali na Frankfurtskom sajmu 2011. godine i od onda im stalno predviđam propast u roku godinu dana, nadajući se cijelo vrijeme da sam u krivu. Šanse da klinac iz Svete Nedelje napravi uspješnu auto-firmu su se činile toliko male…Rimac6 min readRimac6 min read
Published in HackerNoon.com·Feb 3, 2019FordNote: this post is an adaptation of an essay I did as part of my MBA for the Strategy & Practice module (a variant of which you can see here). There are few companies in the US that represent the classic rags-to-riches American dream as much as Ford does. I…Ford6 min readFord6 min read
Aug 26, 2018Croatia AirlinesYou can’t be a Real Country unless you have A BEER and an airline — it helps if you have some kind of a football team, or some nuclear weapons, but at the very least you need A BEER. The Real Frank Zappa Book, 1999, by Frank Zappa with Peter…Croatia5 min readCroatia5 min read
Published in HackerNoon.com·Jan 31, 2018IBM: Big BluesI was reading “The Intelligent Investor” the other day and in it Benjamin Graham describes IBM as a “wonderful performer” in the Introduction chapter. Given that my edition was from 1971, it got me wondering whether this 47 year old investment advice still holds. On the other hand, Mark Cuban…Business6 min readBusiness6 min read
Published in HackerNoon.com·Sep 19, 2017Edsel’s WaterfallI recently read Business Adventures, a book highly recommended by Bill Gates. One of the chapters of the book talks about Edsel, Ford’s failed division in the late 1950s. The story was so compelling that I decided to dig a bit further. Edsel’s development and marketing became a synonym for…Economy4 min readEconomy4 min read
Jul 5, 2017Agrokor — što se zapravo dogodilo?Disclaimer: većina zaključaka ovdje su “educated guess” bazirani na prikazanim podacima. Uvod Ideja ovog posta je pokušati vidjeti je li se ovakav razvoj situacije u Agrokoru mogao predvidjeti i je li Mercator potopio Agrokor. Iako se vole prikazati kao vertikalno integrirana firma koja posluje u regiji (“od polja do stola”), Agrokor…Croatia5 min readCroatia5 min read
