My Worst Investment Ever
Lack of Commitment Can Deal a Death Blow to an Investment
My Worst Investment Ever: I have invested in a couple of businesses that were unsuccessful, but my worst investment ever was in my own start-up business. My team had won a start-up competition a few years back. Our company was a web-based enterprise, but it failed for several reasons.
Read MoreConfessions of a Crypto Lemming
My Worst Investment Ever: My worst investment was when I jumped on the crypto-currency bandwagon. Even though I made some money out of it, I would personally consider it to be the worst investment I have made so far.
Read MoreInvestor Paid the High Cost of Inertia
My Worst Investment Ever: If something is great, and you use it and love it, and everyone loves it, maybe you should invest in it. I started using Amazon.com early on, say around 1998.
Read MoreHow a ‘Good Company’ Can Still Mean a Bad Investment
My Worst Investment Ever: During my very early days as an equity investor, I invested in a high-quality coal miner that was the market’s darling at the time. It had survived the 2008 financial crisis unscathed and delivered stellar returns in a falling market.
Read MoreMedical House-Call Project Investment Had Everything but the Basics
My Worst Investment Ever: Two years ago, I invested a large sum of money into a private equity deal to take over a family-run home doctor service. The deal was with a group of respected players, and the new money was designed to expand the business model across the country.
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