Their portfolio is not too bad either 🙂

J’ai décidé de renoncer à mon poste de codirecteur général d’OLX. Mon partenaire Alec reste directeur général. Compte … Continuer la lecture de « Pourquoi je quitte OLX »

Fred Wilson just wrote an article, What Has Changed, in which he confirms the observation I made in … Continuer la lecture de « Further evidence suggesting consumer Internet series A financings are more difficult to come by »

I attempt to share the lessons I learned operating and angel investing in emerging markets.

Given the pace at which Jose and I have been angel investing, it’s not surprising we have now … Continuer la lecture de « And then there were a 100… »

I had the pleasure of being interviewed by CNBC. The interview consisted of some pretty open-ended questions about … Continuer la lecture de « If it's in the press it must be true 🙂 »

In the past few months, we’ve been approached by almost 10 companies who want to be the Pinterest … Continuer la lecture de « Why we won’t invest in Pinterest clones »

Me: Long time no speak. How are you? Him: I VIP! Me: ?????? Him: I Vest in Peace!

I had the pleasure of being interviewed by memeburn a few weeks ago. Topics included the following: which … Continuer la lecture de « Very detailed interview about the emerging markets Internet craze »

I have not seen the deck or met the entrepreneur. I have no idea what the gross margins … Continuer la lecture de « Fantastic Startup Launch Video »

I had the great pleasure of being invited to give a keynote at LeWeb 2011 on angel investing … Continuer la lecture de « LeWeb 2011: The Trials and Tribulations of Angel Investing in Brazil, Russia and around the World! »

For the French speakers among you: http://www.itespresso.fr/fievre-de-start-up-fabrice-grinda-toujours-essayer-jusqua-trouver-ce-qui-marche-le-mieux-44612.html

My good friend Auren Hoffman posited that existing nation states would benefit from a little bit of creative … Continuer la lecture de « The Ultimate Startup: Creating a New Country »

A few weeks ago, I was invited to give a keynote speech at La Red Innova in Madrid. … Continuer la lecture de « Angel Investing Secrets »

Over the last two weeks I had the pleasure of attending the eG8 Summit in Paris at the … Continuer la lecture de « Cameron Rules, Sarkozy Sucks! »