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VC in three exited Unicorns. Angel investor. Harvard Business School Lecturer. Obsessed with fly fishing and a recovering ENTJ.

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Our Family Angel Funding Program

May 13, 2018December 19, 2023 Jo Tango

10/9/19 edit: VMware has acquired Carbon Black for $2.1 billion. So, we will increase the number of startups we will back. After Carbon Black went public, Mrs. T. and I had some discussions. What should we do with my personal winnings (I co-led the first institutional round when it was called Bit9; details here and

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Family Angel Program,Good causes,News,Technology and VC7 Comments

Letter to Section J: ‘Recall and Recycle’

March 13, 2025March 14, 2025 Jo Tango

At HBS, I’m a “Section Chair” for the first time. HBS students are divided into “Sections” when they first arrive, and each Section Chair is the first faculty member with whom they meet. We gathered with them six times over three days during an orientation program called “START” and hold periodic check-ins with them as

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Letter to Section J: ‘You Already Are Enough’

February 11, 2025February 13, 2025 Jo Tango

At HBS, I’m a “Section Chair” for the first time. HBS students are divided into “Sections” when they first arrive, and each Section Chair is the first faculty member with whom they meet. We gathered with them six times over three days during an orientation program called “START” and hold periodic check-ins with them as

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Brain hacking,HBS2 Comments

AI: Five Pieces of Advice for My Students

December 13, 2024December 14, 2024 Jo Tango

I am old enough to have made many venture capital mistakes and to see good luck occasionally bounce my way. One thing I’ve learned throughout is this: what are the smartest technical people with the highest opportunity costs most excited about? VC is notorious for hyping up trends since firms are paid a lot of

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Economics,HBS,Technology and VC2 Comments

Father-Daughter Tay-ronto

November 24, 2024December 13, 2024 Jo Tango

It took a lot of planning and doing, but my daughter and I went to Tay-ronto for the concert. It was very surreal in that we had some good seats, and so, could see Taylor as a human being vs. an image on a flat screen or as a voice on a song. We were

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Angel Investment: Poka Labs

October 14, 2024October 15, 2024 Jo Tango

We’re happy to announce that our family angel program (back 80+ entrepreneurs over eight years and donate all gains to charity; details here) has invested in Poka Labs. It’s our 32nd investment (#31 is in stealth mode; portfolio here), and we’re really excited to be part of what Malay Shah and Andrew Bass are doing.

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Letter to Section J

September 25, 2024October 2, 2024 Jo Tango

At HBS, I’m a “Section Chair” for the first time. HBS students are divided into “Sections” when they first arrive, and each Section Chair is the first faculty member with whom the students meet. We gather with them six times over three days and have periodic check-ins with them. The HBS Case Method is challenging.

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Fishing Small Flies
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
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Man's Search for Meaning
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