I grew up saying I would be an entrepreneur one day, just like my parents. I wanted to develop my skills and learn as much as I could while I was young so I would gain useful experience and eventually take over their business. However, after taking my first job outside their firm at 18, I discovered a whole new world of opportunities - paths I had never considered before, completely different from the one I had been so sure about for many years. Still, even though my professional interests are broad, they all revolve around the same core: business and finance.

As a student of finance, economics, and law, I’ve found myself at a very useful intersection. I often hear from finance professionals that knowledge across these related fields makes complex matters easier to understand and, more broadly, gives me the ability to think from multiple perspectives and therefore outside the box.

I enjoy unpacking why people act the way they do and why investors choose one company over another. This naturally extends to M&A and the value those deals are expected to deliver. Market dynamics change constantly, and in recent years we’ve seen more people (who would not have been considered typical founders a few years ago) enter the startup world and raise capital. Beyond understanding deals in general, my goal is to understand the massive valuations some of these new companies attract, to question whether those valuations still hold, and to uncover the reasons behind them.

Whenever I come across a term that needs clarification or a concept I want to understand in more depth, I will post my research here. This small project is meant to keep me motivated - not just to read, process, and think about each topic as I have been doing so far, but also to remember it better by analyzing it and putting together clear summaries.

The analysis draws on academic literature, industry reports, and articles, but the opinions I share are my own. I try not just to describe events, but to dig into their root causes. The aim is to deepen both my understanding and yours, and to open new perspectives.

Research excites me because it pushes me to think differently and allows me to build a deeper, longer-lasting understanding of what's happening around us, adding one puzzle piece at a time.