We’ve made seven investments out of our 2nd fund. We usually keep them under the radar screen until they’re further along or have product release close-at-hand. One in the latter camp is Triblio, which today announced a $3.4MM financing from Kepha, Longworth, and the management team. Here is a good article from Anthony Ha at TechCrunch. A
Author: Jo Tango
D-Day and Innovation
A continent enslaved. The fates of nations in the hands of those in their late teen years or early-20s. A disastrous landing on the Normandy beaches for the Americans. You read often about how D-Day was the beginning of Europe’s liberation. But, it wasn’t smooth sailing by any means. For months, Allied forces were barely
Jobs Data and Rover.com
There’s an impressive and pretty complicated NY Times graphic (here) that tracks job gains/losses by industry sector. If you’re at all interested in economic trends as an entrepreneur or investor, it’s worth looking at. (BTW, it’s best viewed on a desktop screen.) Some of the losing sectors predictably include photo shops, housing and newsprint/magazines, but I
The VC Bottleneck
I’ve attended recently a number of accelerator events. I’m struck by how much smaller the crowds are. The bloom is definitely off the seed rose. You’ve heard about the Series A Crunch, that there is very little money available to fund post-seed companies, that this is a cash problem. My partner Eric Hjerpe views it
Biking Across Italy
A couple wed for one year decides to travel to N. Italy for two months–and, blog about it. My friend James Cooke has done just that. If you at all like food, wine and stories about small villages, Tuscan farmhouses, and pasta, then his trip is amazing. Just before graduating from business school, my wife
Going on ‘Offense’ in Your Life
A couple of conversations this week made me think about living “a life of offense.” In one example, a friend is finally thinking about leaving a job to pursue something better. In another case, another friend is getting more comfortable taking on risk, both in personal and work situations. Both are leaning forward. Before, both