Ces dernières années, l’économiste en moi s’est montré profondément pessimiste quant à la destinée économique à court et … Continuer la lecture de « L’économie : Une expérience de pensée optimiste »

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 🙂 »

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 love Bagheera!

I just watched all the episodes of The Big Bang Theory and the conclusion is ineluctable: I was … Continuer la lecture de « Sheldon Cooper was based on me 20 years ago! »

After the fundamental structural changes in my life in 2010, 2011 was more the logical continuation and buildup … Continuer la lecture de « Looking back at 2011, looking forward to 2012 »

The video of my fun interview with David Lerner for Venture Studio and Mashable is live. We cover … Continuer la lecture de « Why Good Entrepreneurs Borrow, Great Ones Steal »

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

For the past few weeks I was pondering what could explain the viscerally emotional response I felt when … Continuer la lecture de « Steve Jobs was one of us »

Padel is a racquet sport played extensively in Spain and Argentina. I have been obsessed with the sport … Continuer la lecture de « Introducing New York’s First Padel Court! »

Over the years I have tried out various distribution channels in order to find potential dates, be they … Continuer la lecture de « Help me fix online dating! »

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! »

You might argue that coming from me it might not be much of a change from the usual, … Continuer la lecture de « Warning: Be prepared for self-indulgent narcissism over the next few days 🙂 »