Portfolio Returns, Explained

Managing Partner Ludwig Schulze breaks down portfolio returns

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In this video, Ludwig Schulze walks through various venture capital portfolio scenarios and explains how they would affect investor returns. He also explains the impact time has on a venture capital portfolio and the difference between investing in IPOs versus the private market.

Ludwig has been on all sides of venture — as an entrepreneur, corporate buyer of ventures, and venture capitalist. Before Alumni Ventures, he experienced the daily realities of entrepreneurship as Founder and CEO of a mobile payments venture that served over 12 million people. Earlier, at a Fortune 100 telecommunications manufacturer (Nokia), he held general manager and business development roles that included investing in and acquiring venture-backed businesses. His first experience in venture capital was with an $800 million global fund that focused on enterprise and mobile software both before and after the dot.com crash. Ludwig began his career as a strategy consultant with the Boston Consulting Group. He has a BA from Brown University and an MBA from Columbia.  

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