About the speaker
Entrepreneur and investor Carsten Maschmeyer has invested in 150 startups from Tel Aviv to San Francisco with his venture funds. In addition to his international role as an investor, he also takes part in the German version of Shark Tank. Before becoming an investor, Carsten Maschmeyer was the founder of AWD (Allgemeiner Wirtschaftsdienst), which he sold to Swiss Life.
Carsten Maschmeyer at OMR
Networks like LinkedIn help people connect with just a few clicks—but how resilient are these virtual friendships really? Carsten Maschmeyer knows that genuine relationships require more than just an exchange of business cards or friend requests. "You have to deposit before you can withdraw" is the motto of the investor, who is convinced that relationships beat business plans. On the HBO Max Stage, the master networker shares exclusive insights into his strategy—which goes far beyond simply writing hundreds of personal Christmas cards.
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