I spent the past two weeks in the Bay Area. I am happy to report that the spirit of entrepreneurship is alive and well. I mostly met new startups that … Continue reading “”

As you might have read in my post on “The Power of Introspection and Detached Analysis” after I sold Aucland I was involved with three companies in France: MilleMercis – … Continue reading “”

In this Web 2.0 world free services have been all the rage – from social networking to photo sharing to social bookmarking, all the sites seem to be free and … Continue reading “”

De vez em quando, somos confrontados com uma decisão que vai mudar a nossa vida. Chegamos a encruzilhadas em que o caminho que escolhemos para seguir fecha irremediavelmente os outros … Continuar a ler “O poder da introspeção e da análise independente”

As a champion of entrepreneurship, I can only applaud the charitable Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, headed by Carl Schramm, which gives away $70 million per year to promote entrepreneurship around … Continue reading “”

Moderation is a fatal thing. Nothing succeeds like excess. Oscar Wilde The public is wonderfully tolerant. It forgives everything except genius. Oscar Wilde

While in Argentina, I came across this inspiring poem. Carpe diem! Moments If I could live my life again I’d try to make more mistakes, I wouldn’t try to be … Continue reading “”

While I never knew him, I would much have liked to. Rong Yiren was a true entrepreneur. Rong’s family had created one of the largest businesses in China. When his … Continue reading “”

One cannot but be in awe at the amazing beauty and diversity of Patagonia. From the Perito Moreno Glacier near Calafate to the “Seven Lakes” of Bariloche, Patagonia offers an … Continue reading “”

My post praising the value of investment bankers led to a number of e-mails asking for the parameters for investment banking fees for M&A. Here is the retail M&A price … Continue reading “”

My trip to Morocco was magnificent. There was palpable energy in the air and the attitude of many of the people in the street reminded me of China in 1994! … Continue reading “”

Investment bankers have often decried as adding little value and adding complexity to otherwise simple sale processes. I strongly disagree. Even if a startup is run by a former investment … Continue reading “”

Looking back, I realize how little I really knew about fund raising when I started Aucland. It seemed to me all you had to do was write an amazing business … Continue reading “”

After a few more meetings with entrepreneurs in Paris including Fotovista (500 million euros in revenues!), oodrive and esearchvision, it was time to take a few days off for a … Continue reading “”

I recently came across an amazing site – BrainyQuote.com – with quotes from thousands of people from all walks of life. Here are a select few I often turn to … Continue reading “”