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Recently, there have been two interesting blog posts that once again highlight the ambivalence between choosing either a VC or private/business angel investor. One very entertaining rant(!) from [...]

… remains a mystery. There is very little data and often very differing views on future start-up developments and valuations between entrepreneurs (IPO here we come), investors (hopeful but [...]

Encouraged by Alexander Graf and his critical analysis of the current digital environment I asked myself why so many irrational business seem to get an almost unlimited amount of funding. In [...]

…finishing of my post series in regards to VC industry changes … Will prices for start-ups significantly change? In my opinion most start-ups will continue to raise the necessary [...]

Previously, venture capital as an asset class has been critically discussed by Jochen and Alex in their respective blogs excitingcommerce.de and kassenzone.de. Source: [...]

I just had a very interesting discussion with one of our CEOs. In essence it involved a heated debate on what to do with substantial accumulated funds of one of our portfolio businesses. Invest, [...]

Business model testing (Is it profitable? Is it scalable?) Regular checks are important for a start-up. Have your previously set goals been reached and if so, can the business be scaled further? [...]

Enough of all the theoretical posts! Here is a more interesting, operationally focused case study. I think that my previous posts have theoretically highlighted various aspects of being an eCFO [...]

Very interesting article for German entrepreneurs on Gründerszene.de. Watch out what the tax treatment for your equity shares will change in the coming month! [...]

Setting the tone… Financing is a fundamental decision for each entrepreneur. Unfortunately, there is no perfect financing partner and each financing process should be highly tailored towards an [...]