Hermann Hauser has made over 100 investments in European technology companies, here he shares the secret to successful investing, why technology is ALMOST NEVER the thing that kills a business and why markets, people and business models are the key to growing a great technology business.

Hermann gave this talk at the first BLN Growth Forum last year. The second forum is on 5th July, featuring talks from amongst others, Warren East, (CEO, Arm), David Kelly, (VP EMEA, Rackspace), Jonthan Milner (CEO, Abcam), Ariel Eckstein, (MD EMEA, LinkedIn), Neil Gaydon, (CEO, Pace plc), Peter Bauer, (CEO, Mimecast), Tim Weller, (CEO, Incisive Media).

http://thebln.com/2011/06/technology-doesnt-kill-companies-people-do-hermann-hauser-on-the-lessons-of-over-100-technology-investments/