The title reflects my most important life lesson of 2018: I gave up and moved from two personally important projects I pursued for the last 6 years. Back in 2012, … Continue reading “”

Il processo di mettere i tuoi pensieri su carta è utile perché cristallizza il tuo pensiero e può … Leggi tutto “Un quadro di riferimento per prendere decisioni importanti: Fase 2/4”

Nella vita sembra esserci un percorso predefinito piuttosto chiaro in termini di aspettative sociali, parentali e personali: andare … Leggi tutto “Un quadro di riferimento per prendere decisioni importanti: Fase 1/4”

All my recommendations from last year’s 2017 Holiday Gadget Gift Guide still hold, so if you are in the market for a notebook, TV, headset or Webcam just refer to … Continue reading “”

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 “”

I received numerous requests for book recommendations in the last few weeks. The rise in the mercury clearly correlates with an increase in reading under umbrellas on the beach. Here … Continue reading “”

Con mio grande dispiacere, la mia amata Bagheera è morta un anno fa. Volevo condividere questo tributo a … Leggi tutto “Ode a Bagheera”

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.

We covered everything and anything: autonomous cars, crypto, hot trends, failures and much more!