“I consider my writing a success if I’m able to produce words I can both stand behind/formally…I knew I had to meet Molly. That’s what I felt when several friends separately mentioned her to me. It was either a very well coordinated…5d ago5d ago
Men Spend More Time with TV than with People, Founder Gives Away Half His Wealth to Progressive…The Anti-Social Century [Derek Thompson/The Atlantic] — Is isolation a leading or lagging indication of breakdowns in community, political…Mar 18Mar 18
How a Venture Fund (Ours!) Actually Works With Their LPAC“Be great at the job and proud of how you’re doing it.” That was our rallying cry at the beginning of Homebrew. We figured that if we…Mar 17Mar 17
When Software Eats the World, Vulnerable Populations — Like Kids — Can Get Exposed to Venture Risk…I’m a believer in the ‘ software eats the world’ thesis, although I often change it to ‘software enables the world,’ which is not nearly…Mar 111Mar 111
After Investing $100 Million Into New VC Firms, Here’s What I Look For: Traditional But Better, or…Screendoor has now looked at more than 1,500 venture firms raising funds, backing roughly 1.5% of them, often as their first or second…Mar 41Mar 41
Exceptional Startups Are Needles in a Haystack. So the Best VCs Build Needle Magnets.First, a piece of literary history. The phrase needle in a haystack is commonly credited to the book Don Quixote from the early 1600s…Feb 221Feb 221
Simple Advice for Junior Folks in Venture Capital: Don’t Be a Generalist.Sometimes I write a post just to be able to send the URL to people when they ask me a specific question. This one is “what advice do you…Feb 20Feb 20
“You have to assume every company will have access to the same LLMs and voices.Homebrew makes investments by consensus — it works because there’s just two of us. We’ve done it this way for two reasons — first, it…Feb 20Feb 20
“I wanted to do the deal but couldn’t get it through my partnership” is always such weaksaucePodcasts are typically escapism for me, which is why I don’t listen to very many about tech or venture capital. Except The Learning Corner…Feb 17Feb 17
Nine Signs Your Startup Is Going to Fail; Planning Your Annual Family Summit; SNL Performers…How to Plan An Annual Family Summit [Bethany Crystal/Hard Mode First] — Bethany and I were grabbing wine one evening in NYC over the…Feb 14Feb 14