I remember getting up at 4.30 am to catch the 6 am shuttle to Newark, meeting up with my work colleagues, and then showing up at a client site by 8 am. Week after week. That wasn’t so bad, except that the manager of our team seemed pretty lost and insecure, over-compensating for both by
Category: Philosophy
Your Start-Up Failed? Go Ahead and Have Fun
I chatted with a friend, who has decided to close down his start-up. He worked on it for a few years, underwent a major pivot, and, in the end, realized, it wasn’t going to work out. All this while having his first child, too. He is closing down the company. He called me to ask for
A Face Behind the Headline
Immigration is a hot-button issue. Donald Trump is cheered in some circles for his criticism of Mexican immigrants. In Europe, political parties are getting more and more traction as they campaign against unbridled immigration. I’m not going to write about the pros and cons of various immigration policies. I’m writing because I just saw the
Our Move and the ‘Knock on the Door’
We are moving. It made me think of my mother and WWII. Let me explain. I left this morning for the office and returned to find the house completely transformed by the movers. Nearly everything is boxed and wrapped. We bought a starter home in 1999. We had one child back then. The house seemed
A Very Emotional and Uplifting Speech
I’ve heard many speeches in my life. One that Curtis Martin recently gave (click here) is one of the best I’ve heard. Martin is a former pro football player, who used to be with the New England Patriots. He speaks about the impact that the team’s owner, Robert Kraft, had on his life–that, he in
My Fundraising Advice: Shop for Values
I’m finding myself increasingly giving the same advice to entrepreneurs, who are looking for funding. I tell them: “Shop for values.” Many of them are in sell mode, trying to convince a VC to invest. But, I hope they remember they are also in buy mode: they’re looking for people with whom they can work,