In this documentary, the focus is on an "achiever" with a drive to match his dream. During the recent dot.com boom, the 30-year-old Tan Siekmann, head of the Biodata company in the ISDN data encryption field, was a billionaire for a brief spell – until the bubble burst and the company went bankrupt. This is a fascinating and thrilling story about a person whose live was scarcely filled with a dull moment. In his gripping and insightful documentary WORLD MARKET LEADER – THE STORY OF TAN SIEKMANN, director Klaus Stern tells the story of a man of action who was first a winner and then one of the great losers of the so called New Market in Germany.
Documentary, Independent
1h 34min
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In this documentary, the focus is on an "achiever" with a drive to match his dream. During the recent dot.com boom, the 30-year-old Tan Siekmann, head of the Biodata company in the ISDN data encryption field, was a billionaire for a brief spell – until the bubble burst and the company went bankrupt. This is a fascinating and thrilling story about a person whose live was scarcely filled with a dull moment.
In his gripping and insightful documentary WORLD MARKET LEADER – THE STORY OF TAN SIEKMANN, director Klaus Stern tells the story of a man of action who was first a winner and then one of the great losers of the so called New Market in Germany.