I remember getting up at 4.30 am to catch the 6 am shuttle to Newark, meeting up with my work colleagues, and then showing up at a client site by 8 am. Week after week. That wasn’t so bad, except that the manager of our team seemed pretty lost and insecure, over-compensating for both by
Author: Jo Tango
Cutting to the Chase
Last night, I grabbed drinks with Andrew Lau. Today, I visited with David Chang at the Harvard Innovation Lab. (I joked with my partners that this week is Chinese Entrepreneurs Week). I really enjoyed both meetings. Each conversation was super-direct, really interesting, and incredibly valuable. Maybe that’s because I’ve known each of them for some time.
Autumn
I love the fall season. Football, soccer, kids back in school. Though we in New England technically are in summer, the signs of autumn are growing. Leaves are starting to turn and the morning air is chilly. Soon enough, the scent of smoke from fireplaces will permeate weekend mornings. I think I will cook a
My Labor Day
I don’t have much time to blog, as we shortly will be starting our partners’ meeting. So, the summary about my Labor Day is this: small bugs and eight rainbows. Hope you had a good holiday.
Sun and Guns
It is an outdoorsy Labor Day weekend. One of my children wanted to try skeet shooting, found online Addieville Farm, and booked a session. So, I took two of my children over, and we tried our hand at firing 20 gauge shotguns at clay pigeons (videos here and here or up top). Hitting a moving target is much more difficult than it
Your Start-Up Failed? Go Ahead and Have Fun
I chatted with a friend, who has decided to close down his start-up. He worked on it for a few years, underwent a major pivot, and, in the end, realized, it wasn’t going to work out. All this while having his first child, too. He is closing down the company. He called me to ask for