Beiträge vom Februar, 2009

Illustration of the Financial Crises

Samstag, 28. Februar 2009 15:19

By the way – do you understand how the financial crise was generated? Who was/is involved in it? Which motivation was/is the key driver of it?

Easy to understand – hard to believe…
[vimeo=http://vimeo.com/3261363]


Thema: Investments, Life | Kommentare (1) | Autor: Olaf

End of the investment hype in web 2.0 & co?!

Mittwoch, 25. Februar 2009 8:26

Didn’t we know it? Didn’t we learn in the late nighties? Startups and business cases which are based on hype and me-too effects are often not the best investment opportunities.
As a matter of fact during the web 2.0 hype people asked me why we don’t invest in such business cases.

Our answers were based on some simple questions:

  • What’s the business model?
  • How can a startup earn money?
  • How defensible is the case (technology, service, positioning)?

During the last weeks I spoke with a lot of investors (business angels and VCs) about their investment stragegy and the sectors which might be interesting in the future.
Long story short: nobody mentioned web 2.0, ad-funded cases, mobile commumities and other similar cases.

Thema: Entrepeneurs, Investments, Startups, Venture Capital | Kommentare (0) | Autor: Olaf