The following article was originally published on VentureBeat on January 8, 2015 In a December 11 Bloomberg interview with Emily Chang …
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There are a lot of things that in the VC world that bug me. One of them is hearing other VCs talk about companies and as part …
Read MoreIt’s been a while since I’ve written about daily VC life issues on the blog. One of my new years resolutions is to get more active …
Read MoreAn emerging trend over the past decade has been the celebritization of leaders and influencers across nearly every vertical, hobby …
Read MoreWhen I joined CardRunners in April of 2007 I recognized our company had a dilemma; although our content producers represented dozens of the smartest minds …
Read MoreThis blog was originally posted on VentureBeat on July 19, 2014 Instacart, currently the most well funded and fastest growing startup …
Read MoreThis past weekend, I had the opportunity to give a 30 minute talk at The North American Bitcoin Conference in Chicago about my thoughts …
Read MoreI’m writing this blog from 35,000 feet in the sky on a United flight from DCA to ORD, originally scheduled to arrive at 9pm …
Read MoreJim Cramer hosted Grubhub CEO Matt Maloney on Mad Money yesterday and asked him an entirely understandable question on competitive barriers …
Read MoreI’ve been an avid baseball player ever since I was 5 or 6 in little league, all the way through Varsity in High School. Over the course of my “career” …
Read MoreBeing authentic is difficult – for anyone and in any role. It is especially true as an enterprising person in any industry surrounded by strong …
Read MoreThis article was originally published on re/code on January 23, 2014. Having spent much of the past decade in the online poker world — first as a professional poker player …
Read MoreI’ve written before about the importance of story arc in early stage startups. I view the pain point as the setup/plot, the management team as the hero …
Read MoreAs an Associate at a VC firm, it's hard to tell whether I'm the most important person at the firm or the least deserving. It seems to deviate from …
Read MoreLost in much of the discussion over the emergence of Angellist syndicates and the likely effect on traditional early stage VCs, has been the process …
Read MoreEver since I started playing poker seriously in 2004, I have found an odd comfort in the world of incomplete information. If everyone's hands were turned …
Read MoreWhen you consider breaking into the Venture Capital world, in addition to the major wildcards of actually finding a position, there is an additional …
Read MoreIs almost always - and I do mean with rare exception - to get a second meeting. And what I'm learning is that the vast majority …
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