Duct Taping Your Org Chart, How to Use ‘Code-Yellows’ at Your Startup, Do AI Meeting Assistants…Eat the leftovers, read the blog posts. Oh and follow me on Bluesky.4d ago14d ago1
“I think viewing your board as an audience to be ‘sold’ to instead of a partner in your journey…For startups, a good Board is better than no Board, but a bad Board is worse than anything. One component of a good Board is a high value…Nov 11Nov 11
Winning at Seed Investing Isn’t Just About When to Buy, but Increasingly Also When to Sell“What’s one thing you stress to new VCs now that wasn’t as important, say, 10 years ago?” That was the question put to me last week by a…Nov 11Nov 11
“I actually thought I’d stay at Flexport my entire career.”Ben Braverman and I went to a women’s college. Not at the same time (I’m older), and after it went coed. But Vassar itself is a small…Oct 22Oct 22
My Goal is to NEVER be on the VC Midas ListThe best podcasts are conversations which take you places you weren’t necessarily planning to go. My chat recently with Molly O’Shea of…Oct 191Oct 191
“Sanzo is at its best when we serve as a bridge across cultures for both AAPI and non-AAPI.”I’m a Sanzo drinker. I’m also a Sanzo angel investor. The order is important because I fell in love with the product before I even knew…Oct 141Oct 141
Are Bookstores a Waste of Space, Can Scientists Change the Weather, Future of AI Agents, and Curing…Sunday reads for you from a too hot SFOct 6Oct 6
I Once Feared Professional Irrelevance. Now I Embrace It.The failure tiger stalked me for many years. The beast’s ferocity was intensified by my sense it was inevitable I’d be caught. Unescapable…Oct 1Oct 1
“One Thing You Wish People Better Understood About Venture Capital” — Part V, featuring Ethan…I asked some investor friends to share, as the title suggests, one thing they wished people better understood about venture capital. There…Sep 17Sep 17
“One Thing You Wish People Better Understood About Venture Capital” — Part IV, featuring Diana…I asked some investor friends to share, as the title suggests, one thing they wished people better understood about venture capital. There…Sep 12Sep 12