I am a big fan of thrillers and loved The Da Vinci Code and Angels and Demons. Dan … „Inferno is a good summer read“ weiterlesen

As you might have noticed from previous posts, I love skiing. As I am living in Cabarete these … „The skiing beach bum in me is intrigued :)“ weiterlesen

As you can probably imagine given my recent blog post, Thoughts on building successful vertical marketplaces, marketplaces have … „Bill Gurley’s thoughts on marketplaces are a must read!“ weiterlesen

I have been wondering of late if my rational heuristic driven approach to business selection is making me … „Am I ambitious enough?“ weiterlesen

Dominic Barton, the managing director of McKinsey, recently gave an insightful speech at Stanford Business School. I encourage … „Great speech on the five trends reshaping the global economy“ weiterlesen

Check out this interesting Harvard Business Review article: http://blogs.hbr.org/bregman/2013/05/the-unexpected-antidote-to-pro.html

Bill Gurley is a partner at Benchmark and an investor and on the board of Uber, OpenTable and … „Great article on optimal take rates in Internet businesses“ weiterlesen

I have always been partial to third party action adventure games like Drake Unchartered and the latest Tomb … „The latest Tomb Raider is fantastic!“ weiterlesen

Paul Miller, a technology writer for The Verge, decided to spend 365 days offline. No email, Google, Facebook, … „Don’t blame the Internet for your failings!“ weiterlesen

I just finished reading through all of them and found them very insightful. Some sections are useful to … „The class notes from Peter Thiel’s Stanford class are a must read for all entrepreneurs“ weiterlesen

I just came across his engrossing story in a recent copy of Wired. In many ways entrepreneurs, myself … „The John McAfee story is fascinating!“ weiterlesen

No not the kind you are thinking about. I am talking about the much more expensive and dangerous … „I have a confession to make: I am addicted to white powder!“ weiterlesen

As you know, I love operating and investing in marketplaces. It’s been interesting over the years to observe … „Thoughts on building successful vertical marketplaces“ weiterlesen

What is surprising about this business to me is how high the take rate is. Most marketplace business … „Could it be that stock photography is the best business ever?“ weiterlesen

The Man in the Arena „It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out … „Be a doer!“ weiterlesen