It’s the morning of July 3 right now. Already, the sun is shining powerfully and brightly, and the air is thick with humidity. As I drive to my favorite coffee place, there’s scant traffic. I see families start to load up mini-vans for their 4th of July long weekend. I love the 4th of July.
Author: Jo Tango
A Quiet Morning (and, a Fly-Fishing Video)
Well, nearly the entire Tango household is out of town, visiting grandparents. I’m home with our oldest child, who is recovering from surgery (don’t worry, everything is OK) and who is a very self-sufficient teenager. So, it’s an at-home weekend. It’s unusual because the house is very quiet (it’s usually buzzing with activity), and I
Jerry Colonna, Entrepreneurship and Personal Drive
Fred Wilson posted a fascinating video today. It’s of an interview between Jerry Colonna and entrepreneur Jason Calcanis. At my old VC firm, I once inherited a Board seat when a partner left, and the bright spot was that Jerry was also on that Board. He is someone whom I respect greatly. There’s a very powerful
TED Talk: ‘The Power of Vulnerability’
As a VC, I meet with many people who are starting their own companies. I often ask them why they’ve decided to leave a safe job and become a risk-taking entrepreneur. Underlying nearly all of the stories is this common theme, which I paraphrase as this: “I want to be happy.” I want to be
Adding an Independent to Your Board
I always encourage our entrepreneurs to add to the Board a potential mentor. Most do so and are usually glad later that they did. This topic has been coming up with two companies we just seeded, and so, I thought I’d write about it. As I’ve written before, the CEO job is the loneliest. A
Fly-Fishing As a Rite of Passage
Our children are out of school for summer. I’ve taken a few days off this past week to take two of them fly-fishing. Once a year, I drive five hours to a fishing lodge in northern NH, near Canada. It’s an area with little road traffic, no cell phone coverage, and spotty Wi-Fi (but enough