In this 30 minute conversation, we covered my path from nerd to entrepreneur and investor with all the highs and lows of entrepreneurship along the way. Listen to “Episode 9: … Continue reading “”

Ursprünglich wollte ich in meinem Entscheidungsfindungsrahmen nur drei Schritte vorsehen. Die Idee war, dass Sie am Ende des dritten Schritts, wenn das Timing es erforderte, die Übung noch einmal durchgehen … „Ein Rahmen, um wichtige Entscheidungen zu treffen: Schritt 4/4“ weiterlesen

Amol Sarva (Knotel cofounder) takes In the Know to talk with with the angel and founder Fabrice Grinda about his 100s of startup experiences and mainly about systems — the … Continue reading “”

  Fabrice Grinda has been called the most prolific angel investor in the world, even being ranked #1 in Forbes based on investment volume + number of exits. He’s exited … Continue reading “”

Wenn man seine Gedanken aufschreibt und sie mit Freunden und Beratern diskutiert, kommt die richtige Antwort oft von selbst, wenn man sie am wenigsten erwartet. Manchmal dauert es Tage, manchmal … „Ein Rahmen, um wichtige Entscheidungen zu treffen: Schritt 3/4“ weiterlesen

The chat was fun, detailed and far ranging.

Der Prozess, Ihre Gedanken zu Papier zu bringen, ist nützlich, da er Ihre Gedanken kristallisiert und es Ihrem Unterbewusstsein ermöglichen kann, in den Tagen, Wochen und Monaten nach Ihrer E-Mail … „Ein Rahmen, um wichtige Entscheidungen zu treffen: Schritt 2/4“ weiterlesen

Im Leben scheint es einen ziemlich klaren Standardweg zu geben, was die gesellschaftlichen, elterlichen und persönlichen Erwartungen angeht: studieren, arbeiten, heiraten, Kinder bekommen. Zusätzlich zum allgemeinen Standardpfad gibt es für … „Ein Rahmen, um wichtige Entscheidungen zu treffen: Schritt 1/4“ weiterlesen

I had the pleasure of running into Alejandro Cremades at the latest Founders Forum in New York. As luck would have it, he had prepared the angel investor ranking for … Continue reading “”

I had the pleasure of chatting with Meb Faber, co-founder and the Chief Investment Officer of Cambria Investment Management. He normally covers public market investing which led to a fun … Continue reading “”

They counted publicly recorded investments and exits to make their ranking. Admittedly they are not the best metrics. Number of investments only shows how prolific I am, not how good … Continue reading “”

I had the pleasure of being invited to be the closing keynote speaker at the Global Online Marketplaces Summit in Miami. I presented how FJ Labs evaluates marketplaces we invest … Continue reading “”

FJ Labs just had its best exit ever with Zynga’s acquisition of Gram Games for $250 million, yielding a 75x multiple in cash upfront, not including escrow and earnout payments … Continue reading “”

I had the pleasure of chatting with Matthieu Stefani about my origin story as a young Sheldon Cooper 🙂 iOS users should download episode 32 in the app store.