By : Ziad K. Abdelnour| 23 November 2015 I have backed over 125 companies over my Wall Street career and can humbly say reviewed over 5,000 business plans… From start up’s to very established companies seeking financing. These are my golden nuggets I thought I’d share with...
By : Ziad K. Abdelnour | 2 November 2015 I thought of sharing these nuggets of wisdom with all of our fans at Blackhawk hoping that one day it will make a difference in the lives of many. I can only imagine how going up the corporate ladder or building one’s own company is challenging...
By : Ziad K. Abdelnour | 10 August 2015 As we at Blackhawk Partners see it today, one of the biggest advantages emerging markets have offered investors is a strong growth story Over the past decade, growth in emerging markets has in fact outpaced growth in developed markets by more than do...
By : Ziad K Abdelnour| 26 May 2015 One of the most amusing phrases on Wall Street is “smart money.” This phrase is used to describe the handful of professional investors whose abilities and foresight are thought to be so acute that they spot the big moneymaking opportuniti...
By : Ziad Abdelnour| 27 April 2015 I have a serious problem with Hillary as President. Why? Well I am afraid she has absolutely no clue of how our economy functions and I blame her too for backing the disastrous monetary policy which has wound up being the greatest redistribution of w...
By : Ziad K Abdelnour| 12 March 2015 Remember George Orwell? “Now I will tell you the answer to my question. It is this. The Party seeks power entirely for its own sake. We are not interested in the good of others; we are interested solely in power, pure power. What pure power means you...
By : Ziad K Abdelnour| 2 February 2015 Having been in the VC/Private Equity business for three decades now I am often asked if VC money can make a startup successful on its own and if not what really does it. So I thought I’d share with you in here my 2 cents in the hope of further...
By : Ziad K Abdelnour| 2 January 2015 If 2014 proved anything, it’s that guessing at the state of the world a year down the line is a vain or even slightly embarrassing endeavor. Indeed, who could have expected a year ago that Russia would take over Crimea, ISIS would break out of...
