They say power corrupts. I’ve seen it. I saw people change, as money came down from the skies in the Web 1.0 rising tide of 1998 to 2000. We’ve read about it. There are too many third world leaders who proceed to rob their countries blind, storing billions of dollars in off-shore accounts. I’m mindful
Author: Jo Tango
Foodie Post: Easy Way to Cook Fish
At the grocery store, they featured wild salmon today. Yum. I don’t know where I read about this way of cooking fish, but it results in very tender and moist fish every time. Here’s what I do. Take a frying pan Set the heat to between medium and low Add olive oil Put salmon skin
A Saturday’s Worth of Fly Fishing
I woke up at 3.30 am today. Drove to a river. Fished all day, and ate lunch standing up in the river. Drove back. Arrived home at 8.30 pm. I had a blast. The sun felt warmer today, and there were more bugs emerging, which is good for the trout and is a clear sign that spring
Dear VC Associate…. Here’s How You Get Promoted
Over the years, it has been a blast to meet many people, including those in the VC industry. Sometimes, people come to me for career advice. I take very seriously those conversations, and I’m sworn to secrecy on the details. A question I get from VC Associates is this: how do I get promoted? So,
Cloze Is a ‘Must Have’ for Me
We are founding investors in Cloze. But, I’m writing this because Cloze is an app I use every day, multiple times a day. I can access it on my laptop or my mobile devices. A game-changer for me. Along with email, calendar and weather, Cloze has become a “must have” in my life. I think
How I Negotiate Term Sheets as a VC
Over time, I’ve developed a certain approach to negotiating term sheets with entrepreneurs. The whole “email a term sheet document” back and forth method seemed inefficient to me. And, it put too much focus on redline edits rather than listening to each other. So, I don’t trade paper as a starting point. Here’s what I