I think the world of David Cancel. He is a great entrepreneur and an amazing human being. I still remember fondly a breakfast meeting, during which we marveled at some similarities with our respective backgrounds. I follow him on social media to keep in touch. Today, he pushed out the Tweet below (or, click here).
Category: Family life
The ‘Seasons’ in Parenting
I last night dropped off at the airport our oldest child, who will be in France for a school-sponsored language immersion program. Each student will live with a French family, take summer classes at the local university, and enjoy the local sights and culture (one stop will be Mont Saint-Michel, in the photo up top).
Our Memorial Day Weekend
It’s Memorial Day Weekend. For me, it is one of my favorite family holidays. It’s a time of near-closure and the beginning of summer. Our older children are about to start final exams, and our younger ones are nearly done with school, too. Our oldest child will be going for a month to France and is
A Parent’s Choice: ‘Learn to Fail’ or ‘Fail to Learn’?
One of the biggest challenges in parenting is this choice: do you let your children “learn to fail” or “fail to learn”? I’m thinking about all this because a friend sent me the handout at the bottom of this post. It’s worth reading. I’ve noticed that it is easy to overly protect children from pain and
Remembering My Mother
My mother was born on May 12. She died on May 12, which was Mother’s Day that year. Altogether too coincidental. I’ve blogged about that before and a memorable scene involving shoe boxes (more here). It was during that moment that I began to think about quitting my job to start a new VC firm.
Marathon Monday–Let Freedom Ring!
It’s a brilliant day for Marathon Monday here in Boston. The sun is out and the temp will be in the 60s. My wife and some of our kids will be at Heartbreak Hill to cheer on our friends. Hard to believe that the following happened a year ago: bombings, carjackings, a city locked down, gun battles