Think Don't Sink

I had to sign up to follow some great blogs I had read... so I figured I might create myself a blog to promote cool things that I'm discovering, perhaps debate some of the silliest things that annoy me... or something I usually complain about during coffee breaks, train rides etc...

Since writing my first blog, I have decided to write about topics surrounding Entrepreneurship in the Web, Tech Trends and perhaps even Politics (mainly UK) and the Economy.

I live and work in Berlin, my interests are mainly focused on the things that surround the world I work in... "boooring!" you might say - but my work is extremely cool :D I also enjoy taking in some of the culture on my doorstep and getting away to other cities and countries.

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  1. AVC: Recycling Capital...

    Although I haven’t got there yet, I can relate to what Fred is saying here.

    Firstly, I get a rewarding feeling every time I meet an investor who has a good story to tell… furthermore, my reward is delivered (almost) daily - being able to work on a project with the aim of disrupting (I live in hope!) - and, presumably, when my work produces a successful exit.

    In the end any investors willing to back me and guide me will certainly share a lot of the (addictive) emotional reward that comes with the job

    I just wonder if Fred feels a sense of reward even though if project has failed to produce a successful exit, after all, the team may take positives away from their experience and, from what the article suggests, it doesn’t seem to have affected investments ;)

     
     

  2. US billionaire Warren Buffett upbeat over US future

    Of course Warren is going to say this, he’d be silly not to! A clever man like Warren Buffet knows the impact of his words and the truth about the US Economy is that it is going to see some tough times in the years to come. The US needs to redefine itself to give Americans the future they all want.

    Just like Europe, the US is going to need to do all of or some of the following:

    - accept a bigger role in production and manufacturing (the weakening dollar is making this increasingly easy), which would involve more of the population being concentrated at the bottom of the wage spectrum

    - push more people into traditional technologies, Web/Consumer Electronics/Engineering etc…, which they are not doing a bad job of, but face increasing competition

    - find new areas of expertise, where they can make the market theirs (nano/green tech etc…)

    All of these options, will require hard work and determination from the people and positive sentiment will go a long way in helping this! Who knows what could happen if people stop believing in the American dream… Bankers, Politicians and perhaps anyone with enough cash in the bank might find themselves in increasingly troubled times! 

    P.S. I don’t believe Mr Buffet has any need to say such things for his own profit… I genuinely think he wants people to believe in themselves!