Conclusion

How would you advise students to prepare for the future?

To engage actively in their public affairs -- at home, on state level, in nongovernmental organizations, and, of course, in the charities.

If they want to go into business, in particular, any special advice? Do it, as opposed to studying it?

My advice there would be to concentrate on one issue, concentrate on one discipline. When you are young in business, don't try to develop two profitable products at a time, concentrate on one. When this one product turns out to be profitable and brings the profit in, then take the second.

Forgetting that Professor Feldman is sitting here, I get the sense that you are a man that, when he is not doing business, actually likes to read and study history. Is that true, and how does it help you in your business work?

I have never been a friend of discos. I have always preferred reading, so that gave me some additional wealth from which I live.

Dr. Spethmann, I want to thank you very much for joining us today, for this very fascinating conversation, and sharing with us this amazing odyssey that you've been on.

I am very honored to be your guest. Thank you for your invitation. I have profited a lot from your questions.

Thank you. And Professor Feldman, thank you for joining us.

PROFESSOR FELDMAN: My pleasure.

Thank you. And thank you very much for joining us for this Conversation with History.

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