Why I Invest

I always invest in people.

Pursuing investment opportunities that enrich consumers’ lives and change the world for the better is a guiding principle in my work. My ventures include developing groundbreaking cancer treatments, launching satellites into orbit, facilitating same-day deliveries, and providing unparalleled entertainment experiences. Innovation in retail and hospitality has always been a focus, and I see failure not as a disqualifier but as a learning process.

I invest in the products, services, and opportunities that change the course of consumption.

I’ve always been an avid observer of business trends, and I closely watch the behavior of Gen Z and Millennials as indicators for future markets. I use their preferences to craft long-term investment strategies that pursue the products and experiences that will dominate the market in the coming decades.

I’m focused on the consumer of the future – and I’m always willing to accept short-run losses to seize a foothold in the industries that will define the economy of the 2030s, 2040s, and 2050s.

I choose to invest in technologies that transform the lives of people desperate for medical innovations.

Two of my recent ventures involve groundbreaking medical technologies. One is a drug that uses the immune system to combat cancer cells, and the other is a sleeve that revolutionizes respiratory care

I take risks in pursuit of bold ideas.

My firm, Spectrum Business Ventures, stands by its long-standing motto, “We see the world differently”. When evaluating investment opportunities, I encourage my team to look past conventional wisdom. Some of my most successful investments have come from this approach. I bet on wireless technology in the early days of cell phones, in online shipping warehouses when Amazon was merely a bookseller, and in electronic gift cards when all vouchers were printed on paper. These investments underlie much of my success today.