Sports Illustrated writer Peter King recently pushed out a new article on “The Monday Morning Quarterback.” He led it off with a comment about Memorial Day, of which I show a screen shot below. On this Memorial Day, I think it says it all. I’ll stop here:
Author: Jo Tango
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
My Annual Physical (and, A Dream About Europe)
I went in this morning for my annual physical exam. I’m fortunate, in that I really click with my doctor. She is a few years out of medical school and is very up to speed on the latest technologies. We also share an immigrant background. Her family left Iran for the U.S. just before the 1979
The CRV Manifesto and Being ‘All In’
I read about Zendesk’s recent IPO and texted congrats to my friend Jon Auerbach, who is at CRV, the firm that was the lead investor. I also checked out the CRV web site. I was totally blown away by their Manifesto. First, very, very few firms articulate and then publish their values (we have an
Why Do Many Men Have Few Friendships?
I met up last night for dinner with two college classmates. One was in town and he was one of my college roommates. Four of us lived together all four years. It was really fun. Same old jokes and a lot of laughs. It was great to be able to reconnect with old friends and
Economics of VC
Charlie O’Donnell has published a post on the economics of his VC fund. I really admire him for: starting his own firm, being so transparent about his take-home pay, and the incredible passion that he has for the investing business. I’ve written about it before, but I really do believe that early-stage VC is a