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
Author: Jo Tango
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
Mother’s Day
It is a glorious day here. The sun is out, the skies are blue, and there’s a gentle breeze. It is a perfect Mother’s Day. The photo up top of a neighborhood tree reminds me of what Mother’s Day should be: tremendous beauty, full of life and evocative of a brilliant spring day. The photo
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.