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David Tswamuno

David Tswamuno

Running Saved My Life…

I picked up running for all the wrong reasons. My boss and his wife ran the New York marathon to celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary…

Jun 20, 2020

Jun 20, 2020

David Tswamuno

Building Alliances — Reflections on recent events following George Floyd

In the days following George Floyd’s death and the subsequent protests, a lot of my friends have reached out to me — each in their own…

Jun 4, 2020

Jun 4, 2020

David Tswamuno

Entrepreneurship is when Liberal Arts hit the pavement

At the end of 2015, I randomly came across a PBS special that was debating the value of the growing number of entrepreneurship-based…

Feb 23, 2017

Feb 23, 2017

David Tswamuno

Uber was my idea…

Many years ago on rainy night in East Village I decided to flag an empty cab that was passing by. As soon as the driver spotted me, he…

Feb 15, 2017

Feb 15, 2017

David Tswamuno

Growth equity — The base case doesn’t cut it anymore

Yesterday, Pitchbook published a series of charts summarizing the state of private equity in the US. The basic message was how cutthroat…

Feb 8, 2017

Growth equity — The base case doesn’t cut it anymore

Feb 8, 2017

David Tswamuno

Carpentry, Masonry, and… Private Equity

Private equity is an apprenticeship. As a young practitioner at a start-up, I spend a decent amount of time picking the brains of the many…

Feb 1, 2017

Carpentry, Masonry, and… Private Equity

Feb 1, 2017

David Tswamuno

Reflecting on 2016 — Gifts, lessons and opportunities

I intended to share this post closer to the beginning of the year. I wasn’t able to because my post marathon recovery and subsequent…

Jan 24, 2017

Jan 24, 2017

David Tswamuno

Startups & Teenagers — The curious case of Benjamin Button

A few weeks ago, my brother completed high school! His graduation was the culmination of a personal “no-sibling-left-behind” mission that I…

Jun 9, 2016

Jun 9, 2016

David Tswamuno

Hurdle rates — If the bar is too low it’s probably a trap

Recently, I was considering investing in a business whose brand I really like. The capital structure was unique because although young, the…

May 23, 2016

May 23, 2016

David Tswamuno

Scalability — Just because it’s small doesn’t mean it will grow

Starting in 2004, I spent a few years tracking the promising story of Freddy Adu. Freddy, then a “14” year old phenomenon, and widely…

May 12, 2016

May 12, 2016

David Tswamuno

David Tswamuno

Into: You; Brave ideas; Investing; Education/chances; Fashion; Fitness; Cultures. Critical thinking @Middlebury; Synergies @StanfordBiz #TheAmericanDreamisReal

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