Things I’ve Learned about Investing and Business

1. “Start-ups aren’t an object. They’re successful because of the people behind them.” Great people, fertile markets, significant innovation are the three key elements in any successful business. What a venture capitalist wants to find in a founder is a certain sort of person. These founders are not identical, but do share certain attributes. One of the longed for attributes in a business founder is a missionary attitude toward the business. Missionaries rather than mercenaries are the founders who found he startups that make the…

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The Frankfurt stock exchange said Monday that it is examining whether to lower a key hurdle for its planned merger with the London Stock Exchange (LSE) to go ahead. The shareholders of German stock market operator Deutsche Boerse have until Tuesday to make a decision whether to swap their shares for shares in the new merged company. London Stock Exchange Group shareholders already voted overwhelmingly for the tie-up last week, despite concerns it could be scuppered by Britain’s EU exit. Under the terms of the…