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.
Klaus Stern's documentary is an exciting and instructive study about the rise and fall of one of the most dazzling figures of the "New Economy".
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.