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Jan Sessenhausen

Being a real-time business.

To me, thinking and bleeding “real time” is the core of the term “digitalization” (which I am so sick of hearing, but that is another…

Apr 24, 2017

Apr 24, 2017

Startup in the AI and ML space? Be a little more specific, please…

AI (as in Artificial Intelligence) and ML (as in Machine Learning) are the latest buzz in the early stage startup and tech scene and as…

Jan 5, 2017

Jan 5, 2017

50 years in, and we are still discussing how Venture Capital makes the most sense.

An amazing aspect of working in the venture capital space is the continuous debate how this business makes the most sense as in can be most…

Aug 19, 2016

Aug 19, 2016

Four factors to look at when analyzing investments in Open Source Software companies

I have a certain fondness for companies build around developing and marketing open source software (OSS) and made multiple investments in…

Aug 18, 2016

Aug 18, 2016

Jumping into puddles

Seed and early stage venture investing somewhat is like jumping into puddles. It makes a lot of fun, but all to often the puddle is a lot…

Aug 1, 2016

Aug 1, 2016

The full stack challenge of most IoT & Industrie 4.0 startups.

Internet of Things and Industrie 4.0 (a German term for the industrialization of manufacturing environments) are hot investment topics…

Jul 25, 2016

Jul 25, 2016

(Corporate) Investing in startups should not be about learning — it should be about making money.

With the current trend / resurgence of corporate investments into startups I hear a lot of people claiming that “being involved” and…

Jul 21, 2016

Jul 21, 2016

It’s entrepreneurs that make companies successful … not investors.

Investors in Venture Capital talk a lot about their value add and some make it sound like they are the ones who make companies successful…

Jul 6, 2016

Jul 6, 2016

An endorsement for single pool liquidation preferences

Liquidation Preferences (LPs) are an essential part of almost every VC investment. The basic concept is a preceding payout of the investors…

Jul 1, 2016

Jul 1, 2016

The misguided development of European startup conferences

I used to spend some of my time attending startup conferences in Europe, however not any more since I consider the overall development over…

Jun 17, 2016

Jun 17, 2016

Jan Sessenhausen

Jan Sessenhausen

Technology & Software Investments at Cusp Capital, previously with TEV, HTGF, SapientNitro, Capgemini and Hewlett-Packard. IT background.

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