<div> <p>Some lives trace the currents of history; a childhood in Wales, growing up in the shadow of parents who had escaped Nazi Germany, academic distinction at Oxford and Wharton, followed by a career that moved from journalism to the apex of Silicon Valley venture capital and a philanthropic record that speaks quietly, but profoundly. </p><p>In this episode, we also welcome co-interviewer, Sandra Robertson, former guest and previous CIO at Oxford University Endowment Management. </p><p>In this fascinating conversation Michael starts by discussing what “makes a brilliant entrepreneur”, before reflecting on investing in Stripe, why the US has such an edge in VC, and on weighing, vision valuation and imagination. </p><p>He discusses allocating his own personal capital and his priorities, and then on his philanthropy and the process around identifying beneficiaries and assessing the impact of gifts made. </p><p>Then we turn to Ausländer, where he fuses pathos and humour, and has created a brilliant story of his family’s destruction and part survival, and raised vital questions around antisemitism and where the storm clouds are gathering.</p><p><a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/auslander-one-family-s-story-of-escape-and-exile-michael-moritz/efb141fb0b65ecba?ean=9781805228349&amp;next=t"><strong><em>Ausländer</em></strong></a><strong><em> </em></strong><strong>by Michael Moritz is published in the UK by </strong><a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/auslander-one-family-s-story-of-escape-and-exile-michael-moritz/efb141fb0b65ecba?ean=9781805228349&amp;next=t"><strong>Profile Books</strong></a><strong><br><br></strong>You can also find the book <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ausl%C3%A4nder-familys-story-escape-exile/dp/180522834X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=RSGNOUFSEFJ1&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.nTnUiRPWrbPUTPKRKnKbJpFZBZopx2vudXj-FWT3I_f12kZc0K0VNQ0O5SmQCI_gT2_y0mr1FJJTSs388HqAbpkYyHgZIYbjxI38_3krQVI6tzisoWjUvFr3MYFGKiYod9Pw6nctQn3PqTOoK8-WIang98FLArpYaRgtNoIMH6b2eH5gfU3312H4gHMISyeG4tpV7a98-mem1umUJLYAjwQvH7uMbOf2qNlIpE06ZSE.rSp9fAIPbD9_GHDQoz-3z8c50GrBAy-Igc7dXjWMDYM&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=auslander&amp;qid=1775136170&amp;sprefix=ausland%2Caps%2C266&amp;sr=8-1">here</a>. <br>‍The Money Maze Podcast is kindly sponsored by <a href="https://www.schroders.com/en/global/individual/%22%20/t%20%22_blank">Schroders</a>, <a href="https://www.ifminvestors.com/en-gb/">IFM Investors</a>, <a href="https://tracker.gold.org/l/824153/2024-03-19/bffk1">World Gold Council</a> and <a href="https://www.lseg.com/en">LSEG</a>.</p></div>