When you strive to live a full life and go all-out, this happens: the days feel long, but the years feel short. And, that’s what’s happened to me. Hard to believe that so much time has transpired so quickly. I’m at a life milestone: the 25th college reunion. So many people have traveled back to
Author: Jo Tango
My Sunday Pasta Sauce
I really enjoy doing creative things. I think it’s one reason why I like VC: no two entrepreneurs, markets, and Board experiences are the same. Rules of thumb help, but ultimately, you have to digest and discern, and then, decide. Similarly, I think it’s one reason why I’m attracted to fly fishing, fly tying, and
Alcohol
I’ve drastically cut my consumption of alcohol. Part of that is that I gave it up again recently during Lent and didn’t really get back into it much thereafter. Part of it is that drinking two glasses of wine makes me very lethargic the next morning during spring pollen season. But, part of it is this:
Home Remedies
It was a quiet weekend. I’ve been in bed for a few days with a gastrointestinal bacterial infection. I’ve lost 6 lbs and haven’t eaten much. TMI, I know. I got it by drinking from an old water bottle while fly fishing. Lesson learned. So, I rallied to see my doctor. Her parents are from
Re-Post: My Mother and Her Shoe Boxes
This is a re-post of a blog entry I wrote a few years ago. I thought it would be appropriate to re-run it, with today being Mother’s Day. This time, I’m adding a picture of her, my sister, and me. We had just emigrated from Indonesia and arrived in Queens, NY. This is a hard
A 21″ Brown Trout
I feel really good about our Thursday meeting with our investors. We heard very positive feedback about the portfolio as well as the transparency that we always try to show. It was a good feeling. I’m so grateful to our investors and to the portfolio company CEOs, who made time to speak. I long ago