A few days ago Bloomberg published an article how Sequoia Capital, one of the worlds most successful Venture Capital firms, has returned 8x, 11x and 11x on three of their funds. That's quite a lot! When trying to put these numbers into perspective I started asking myself: Would it be possible to beat this performance … Continue reading What returns can one generate in the Public Equity Market
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Quotes in Entrepreneurship
I do like to make a difference between entrepreneurship and startups. For me startups only cover a small fraction of entrepreneurship, as a family owned business can have thriving entrepreneurship and also a big, publicly listed company can be entrepreneurial driven. Hire slow, fire fast Building a great team is the most important thing for … Continue reading Quotes in Entrepreneurship
Quotes in Finance
I like quotes a lot as they condense information into one easy to remember sentence, either using images or repeating of words / sounds. These quotes are one of my favourites in finance / investing and in addition to the quotes, I've added some context. Quotes might be from some famous person, they are all … Continue reading Quotes in Finance
Interesting Podcasts
So Podcasts have been a big part of my life for a long time now: while driving in the car, walking outside, doing sports or chores - it's so convenient to put headphones on and listen to a wide variety of topics. I've been asked a lot what kind of podcasts I am listening to: … Continue reading Interesting Podcasts
What I learned studying mathematics
I have a bachelors degree in mathematics from the Technical University of Munich. Which on the one hand I am very proud of, but probably not for the reasons you might imagine. I'm proud of it, because it was not easy for me to go through it. In university mathematics you are either really good … Continue reading What I learned studying mathematics