I read Bertrand Cooper’s interesting essay today in The Times: “I Escaped Poverty, but Hunger Still Haunts Me.” As I’ve written before, for a period in my childhood, I went hungry. And, I’ve never forgotten that gnawing feeling. When you’re eight years old, you don’t know what “normal” is, as you have no perspective. You
Author: Jo Tango
Angel Investment: Juicebox
We’re happy to announce that our family angel program (back 80+ entrepreneurs over eight years and donate all gains to charity; details here) has invested in Juicebox. It is our 26th investment so far (portfolio here). The company is not saying much about what it is doing, but I can include the following from this
The Funeral
I have long thought of weddings and funerals as mirror images: similar but opposites. For both, guests are invited, the guests dress up, a notice is put out on social media and the papers, there’s often a gathering at a Place of Worship, eloquent words are spoken, and there is usually a reception. For one,
Angel Investment: Trove Health
We’re happy to announce that our family angel program (back 80+ entrepreneurs over eight years and donate all gains to charity; details here) has invested in Trove Health. It is our 25th investment so far (portfolio here). The company is not saying much about what it is doing, but I can include the following from
Angel Investment: Sky Therapeutics
We’re happy to announce that our family angel program (back 80+ entrepreneurs over eight years and donate all gains to charity; details here) has invested in Sky Therapeutics. It is our 24th investment so far (portfolio here). The company is not saying much about what it is doing, but I can include the following from
Case Prep
Summer ended for me on August 1. I started “case prep” at that point. By nature, I usually front-load my work. But starting early will also give me more than ample capacity to meet my VC responsibilities in the fall. This fall I again will teach two sections of the Harvard Business School Venture Capital