Steve Begleiter — Private Equity, Poker, and Military History (EP.97)

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