A new friend and I used to meet once a month during his last seven months of life. I’m thinking of him because I just finished reading this evening “The Last Lecture,” by Randy Pausch. My exec. coach recommended it. A professor at Carnegie Mellon, married, and father of three children ages six and under,
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Todd Brennan: Dropbox Angel Investor & Entrepreneur
Well, I just said a temporary goodbye to Todd Brennan. Newly married, he is about to move to Portland. I first met Todd when I co-led the first institutional round in his company, Bit9, (edit: now called Carbon Black, the company has gone public). He and the founders had seeded the companies themselves and were
Important Survey of Entrepreneurs & VCs
There’s an awesome survey that just came out. Sponsored by the National Venture Capital Association, it asked both VCs and entrepreneurs what they think is valuable about venture capital. For me, what struck me were the following charts. First, what entrepreneurs perceive as “value” from a VC firm can be very different from VCs’s opinions:
How a Blank Sheet of Paper Changed My Life
A friend of mine is starting a company. As a first step, we were discussing various edits to her LinkedIn profile. She admitted that she seemed a bit stuck because those edits rippled through how she thought about her company. As we were going back and forth, I realized that my suggesting a LinkedIn profile
Unstructured Sundays
Summer Sunday mornings are very different in our home. It’s absolutely quiet for a long stretch as our children sleep in. Unfortunately for me, I cannot sleep in. I’d love to, but I’m usually awake at 5 a.m. and often, earlier. There’s not much to do at that hour. If the weather is good, I
Gratitude on This Saturday
I thought work would slow down this summer, but it’s been very busy. Also, I woke up at 4 a.m. with a brutal stomach ache, and I’m pretty sure it’s due to something I ordered last night for dinner. I’m a bit low-energy today. So, I’d like to cheer up myself and write about all