Early-stage Private Equity!? And The Story Behind Stage.
Stage wants to do venture investing with a Private Equity mindset. What does that mean, and what are the challenges behind the model?
3,300 investments and counting: Building businesses with empathy
Techstars is one of the largest accelerators of the work. How does their CEO approach investing and growing young businesses?
Developing American Express through strategic M&A [Full Interview]
How does Amex approach strategic M&A and build their pipeline?
VC through the lens of an ex-banker
How does it feel to raise venture capital – especially when you used to be a banker?
Venture Capital Investing Into Circular Economy For A More Sustainable Future
How can Venture Capital accelerate the sustainable transition?
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How to break into VC and how to build a founder network – The Wall Street Lab Podcast
Early-stage VCs invest in founders – so far, so obvious. But what does it mean in practice? In this episode of the Wall Street Lab, Andi interviews Srecko Dzecko, GP at Flash Ventures from Berlin, about exactly that.
What is great leadership? And how do we get there? With Nicolai Chen Nielsen
Effective leadership is the single most influential factor for great performance in small and large organizations alike.
From Startup To Organization: How Leadership Scales Up Around Different Maturity Levels
In our interview with Nicolai Chen Nielsen, you’ll get a thorough primer on the concept of organizational health, and how leaders influence the success of their companies.
ESG Investing – Ripe for an update? With Kora-Cora Krause
ESG has an image problem. Countless scandals and transparencies have led to the public throwing shade on the entire ESG sector. But is it justified? And what is the value of ESG in a world where social, environmental, and governance issues seem to be more prevalent than ever?
Compliance as FinTech Revenue Engine
How can we leverage regulation to our advantage in FinTech?
Equity Stories, Storytelling, and how crucial they are for M&A
Are VCs really that smart in the current environment? In this episode, we talked about convincing equity stories, and how brands and storytelling can have a crucial impact on your M&A success.
Due Diligence for Startups, PE vs. VC, M&A in the ESG space and more
The OpenIC is back with a new format. This week, we’re tackling the hot discussion points in the M&A space.
The big crypto consolidation
Mercado Bitcoin has recently completed a number of M&A and CVC deals. In this episode, we talked to Daniel Cunha, who’s responsible for Corporate Development at 2TM (The mother company behind Mercado Bitcoin) how he approaches the market from an M&A lense, and what crypto has to offer in LATAM – and vice versa.
When M&A meets rocket science: Managing deals in complex supply chains
Semiconductors are pretty close to what you might consider rocket science. But how do you navigate such complex supply chains when sourcing and executing M&A deals?
From war refugee to ESG pioneer: Sasja Beslik
Sasja Beslik is one of the most influential men when it comes to sustainable finance: more than 200.000 people follow his hot takes on social media.
Winning in MarTech through M&A
Sendinblue is the most exciting European MarTech player. And through a healthy mix of buy and build, they’re more than a worthy competitor to the big US players.
Building a LegalTech powerhouse through M&A, with Haley Altman
Haley Altman is a one-person M&A swiss army knife: The lawyer found her entrepreneurial calling early in her career, and it led to her company being acquired by Litera – a LegalTech product platform.
Moving from M&A to CFO with Jeff Baker
Few M&A professionals move to a CFO role. But why is that, and how can M&A leaders interpret the role?
From M&A to Entrepreneur (and back): The Kison Patel Story
Kison Patel is the face behind the popular knowledge platform M&A Science, and he’s also running the M&A project management platform Dealroom. Kison and I …
Insuring Deal Risks – Ana Serdarevic, Aon
There are unlimited risks in an M&A transaction – and it’s key to insure the ones we can’t eliminate. Ana Serdarevic, Head of M&A and …
The Role Of Celebrity VCs (Interview with Vik Sasi, Dreamers VC)
Celebrity VCs get a bad rep. Rightly so? Vik Sasi would disagree: He’s a partner at Will Smith’ Dreamers VC – and he talks about the strategy behind dreamers, and how they try to help minority entrepreneurs.
The Future Of Freelancing (and how it affects M&A)
In this episode of the Open IC, we talk to the godfather of freelancing, Jon Younger.
Consultant by day, author by night: How Alina taps into her creativity
Alina is a senior strategy consultant at EY Parthenon, and she’s also published her own novel. Alina and I discuss how we can tap into our creativity, and how she combines her two passions.
Sales in M&A: Harvard Sales Expert breaks down how to screen and integrate Sales organizations
Sales is often the last consideration when it comes to a successful merger or acquisition. Frank Cespedes, Harvard professor and internationally recognized Sales expert, breaks down why that is a huge mistake – and how we can fix it.