Decoding venture capital funds: what kind of venture fund are you?The term ‘Venture capital’ is credited to Benno C. Schmidt, who coined it in 1946 by shortening “private adventure capital” to “venture…Aug 20Aug 20
Going beyond the vanity; what can we learn from 14 years Midas List?LinkedIn has become infamous for the ‘humble brag’. There are several flavors to this, like (i) the imposter syndrome mention (“”Feeling a…Aug 6Aug 6
The ‘time machine approach’ to investing in Venture CapitalRon Conway, a prominent VC investor, invested ~$25,000 in Google in 1999. Legend has it that he was actually trying to meet the CEO of…May 71May 71
Established vs emerging fund managers: golden oldies and new kids.I recently stumbled upon Steve Jobs Stanford Commencement Speech. In this speech, he tells three stories of his life. The last one is about…Nov 16, 20231Nov 16, 20231
The case for Europe: the real value of a EuroFor 80s kids like me, technological innovation is almost a synonym for Silicon valley. When we think about the great breakthroughs in…Sep 21, 2023Sep 21, 2023
Venture capital vs private equity: different objectives, different outcomesA lot has been said and written about the differences between venture capital and private equity. And besides, there is chat GPT now to…Aug 30, 2023Aug 30, 2023
Fund of funds: why to invest and, more importantly, why notIn stark contrast to the private equity and venture capital business, fund investment business is not that sexy. In fact, I often wonder…Aug 9, 20232Aug 9, 20232
