Category: Random

I’ve received a lot of communication from founders about the impact of the recent epidemic on their business – some informative, some lackluster. Based on what I’ve seen, I created a rather simple framework to help founders communicate the key pieces of information that an investor (current or prospective) would want to hear. I call […]

I continue to be amazed at the content available for emerging GPs. This month, the content comes in the form of blog posts, but also zoom webinars and live audio talk shows. I first heard Beezer Clarkson from Sapphire Ventures being interviewed on Semil’s Talkshow (listen here) on March 11th.  It was right after on Mar 14th that […]

When asked questions by founders, I often send them articles from VCs who’ve said it better than I could. I always wished there was an easy way to search just content from blogs by VCs. When James Augeri told me about his new startup Jingle last Thursday, I asked if he could help set this […]

I randomly became curious about the graduation rate of startups from seed round to Series A round, specifically around the context of cities. I thought this might actually be more interesting to look at than total $ invested, or total number of rounds. For the analysis, I looked at 6 major cities: SF, LA, Seattle, […]

In 2017 alone, Bitcoin created massive value for early investors in it – billions of dollars. This made me think – did Bitcoin really create that much value for society? Where does this wealth come from? Can wealth be created? Or is wealth a zero sum game? My gut says it is. I leaned on […]

AngelList is funding the minor leagues of venture capital (and giving founders $500,000 to start) AngelList continues to disrupt the venture capital industry. Here’s how they are turning operators into venture capitalists. Here’s how likely your startup is to get acquired at any stage Survival rate and acquisition rate of startups based on fundraising round. […]

I’ve read a lot about love and hate these past few days, as if one is good and the other is bad. Love and hate, however, are two sides of the same coin. If you hate globalization, you probably love your country. If you love Hillary, you probably hate Trump. If you love love, you probably […]

Be visionary, yet practical, liberated, yet grounded, efficient, yet patient, organized, yet flexible, confident, yet humble, curious, yet content, critical, yet positive.

I use the term cognitive exercise to encompass all activities that “exercise” the brain, including meditation, self-hypnosis, and diary-writing. The brain is a like a muscle, or a collection of muscles, just like your body. Similarly, you have to train these different muscles with exercise. There are many parallels between physical and cognitive exercise. You have to do […]