[UPDATE] Go to www.marketplace-report.com to find the latest update of our annual report about the future of marketplaces. About a year and a half ago we teamed up with Adevinta, Point Nine Capital and Dealroom to publish a report about the future of online marketplaces. …

Part 3: Fund Management — Last January, I took an in-depth look back at our first year at Speedinvest Network Effects. I received a lot of great feedback, so I decided to make the review an annual tradition. …

Part 2: Investments — Last January, I took an in-depth look back at our first year at Speedinvest Network Effects. I received a lot of great feedback, so I decided to make the review an annual tradition. …

Part 1: Deal Flow — Last January, I took an in-depth look back at our first year at Speedinvest Network Effects. I received a lot of great feedback, so I decided to make the review an annual tradition. …

Why I don’t care about your unpopular opinion anymore. — At the beginning of this year I stopped using facebook and instagram and promised myself to never touch it again. Thus far, I kept my promise, but ever since, I‘m compensating by increased Twitter usage. On Twitter I noticed a growing trend within the global community of tech VCs of…

Spoiler Alert: This is not about why micro-mobility is (still) a thing and has a bright future. This is my personal story and some lessons learned behind our investment in TIER Mobility; one of the craziest rides of my business life so far. >>> This article was originally published on…

Reviewing Speedinvest Network Effects first year by the numbers — As 2018 comes to a close, it’s that time of the year again when everyone publishes annual reviews. I’m jumping on the bandwagon and take this as an opportunity to reflect on our first full year of Speedinvest Network Effects. In September 2017 I joined Speedinvest as a Partner to…

An open-source guide to rate the viability, sustainability and overall attractiveness of your network effects-driven early stage startup — TL;DR: Click to access the Speedinvest Network Effects Marketplace Scorecard & get the detailed methodology from Philip. Join us for The Marketplace Conference to learn more about how investors assess early-stage marketplace startups. Recently, there has been a lot of discussion about a more systematic approach in (early stage) Venture…

We’re releasing the preliminary program of The Marketplace Conference on November 28th 2018 in Berlin. Be quick to secure one of the few remaining tickets. Get in touch to fill the remaining slot with an outstanding female speaker. We’re very excited to share with you the agenda of the inaugural European Edition of The Marketplace Conference on November 28th 2018 in Berlin. Before diving into detail, on behalf of Speedinvest x and our partners Market One Capital, Point Nine Capital and Autotech Ventures, I would like to send…