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VC in three exited Unicorns. Angel investor. Harvard Business School Lecturer. Obsessed with fly fishing and a recovering ENTJ. Editor, BlogFlyFish.com.

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Daily Fantasy Sports

October 7, 2015October 7, 2015 Jo Tango

I’m not a lawyer, and pieces of the law sometimes confuse me. Regarding daily fantasy sports, I think that pieces of the law are contradictory. Moreover, while all gambling involves wagering, I do not think that all wagering is gambling. Let me explain. The government spends a lot of money nixing acquisitions that yield monopolistic

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An Autumn Saturday

October 3, 2015October 3, 2015 Jo Tango

It’s autumn in New England. The leaves are turning, the breezes are becoming crisp, and the sounds of soccer and football are in the air. I awoke super-early to fit in a 1/2 day of fishing. It was fun. A day for small flies. Caught a 17″ rainbow on a tiny size 28 dry fly (photo

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Family life,Fly fishing,PersonalLeave a comment

Of Pork Rinds and Starfish

September 30, 2015September 30, 2015 Jo Tango

I last night grabbed drinks with a new friend. Before the meeting, I looked him up and learned that he worked for many years at JSOC as a Navy Intelligence Officer. A LP had introduced us. JSOC is the group that coordinates special ops. Think SEAL teams, rescuing hostages, top-secret missions in the Middle East,

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Speaking at Yale

September 26, 2015June 26, 2019 Jo Tango

I will be heading down to New Haven in early October to meet with some Yale undergraduates. I’m really excited. A new student group, focused on helping low-income students of all races, has invited me to come down and meet their members. I’ve decided I will talk about Life Lessons. I don’t know how many

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Career management,Personal2 Comments

Hackers: So Clever

September 23, 2015September 23, 2015 Jo Tango

Unfortunately, my blog was hacked. There was a malware breach at GoDaddy, my hosting provider, which affected how my blog links worked. I first learned something was up when Google tagged my blog as “potentially hacked.” I ran a scan, and, lo and behold, there was a funky bit of script in a WordPress file.

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My TB12 T-Shirt

September 23, 2015September 22, 2015 Jo Tango

I just bought this cool t-shirt. It’s about perseverance. #199 is where Tom Brady was drafted. To this day, he has a chip on his shoulder to prove the draft experts that they were wrong. Below, or here, is a video documenting the challenges Brady had to overcome, not just during Draft Day, but in high

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