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