i feley played in the world series for a number of years and hired two guys to be his poker coaches. i noticed that in certain situations, people were betting a lot smaller than they used to. The same thing goes on with investing. And like all these things, you got constantly innovate. It keeps the game relatively fresh.
Steven Begleiter is a Managing Director of Flexpoint Ford. Prior to joining Flexpoint Ford in 2008, Steve was a Senior Managing Director at Bear Stearns & Co. He is also a professional Poker player who claimed the 6th place in World Series of Poker 2009, winning $1.59M Show Notes:
- Culture at Bear Stearns
- The liquidity crisis that ended Bear Stearns
- Evolution of Financial Services
- Importance of having a ‘thesis’ for your investments
- The Rise of Private Equity
- Where is PE headed to?
- Investing lessons from a Poker career
- Role of luck in life and Poker
- Psychology at the poker table
- How micro-expressions can give your game away
- Historical perspective to the Russia-Ukraine crisis
- Importance of reading military history