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

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College and Graduate School

August 31, 2017September 20, 2017 Jo Tango

Over the years, I feel fortunate that I know many of my kids’ friends. With two now packing up to head out of the house, I have heard many conversations about visiting colleges, applying to them, and, finally, moving off to one. So, I follow the college “scene” as a result. To that end, I

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Self Care

June 7, 2017June 7, 2017 Jo Tango

I was at the gym a bit ago and exercising next to an older lady. For some reason, we really hit it off. I saw her a second time, and, again, we had a good chat. She shared how her husband, a partner at a law firm, had a heart attack at age 36. This

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Brain hacking,College,Personal,Philosophy2 Comments

College Admissions: Reflections

April 20, 2017August 22, 2024 Jo Tango

Two of our children have gone through college admissions. So, I want to share personal learnings that include great perspectives from so many people. I want to try and pay it forward. So: The goal of adolescence is separation. When I first heard this, I found it profound. And, years later, I find it to be

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College,Family life,Personal3 Comments

‘The Game’

November 22, 2016November 29, 2016 Jo Tango

When Thanksgiving is incipient, there are familiar sights and sounds in our area: brightly-colored leaves swirling about, the whiff of fireplaces ablaze in the morning, and our oven is baking fruit crisps and pies. I also sometimes remember some great memories from college: the Harvard-Yale football game, hyperbolically known as The Game. It’s the one day

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College,Personal2 Comments

Paula Ebben’s Commencement Speech

June 8, 2016January 4, 2020 Jo Tango

If you watch the news on TV, you’ll recognize Paula Ebben. She’s one of the news anchors at WBZ, the local CBS affiliate. She recently gave a funny and touching commencement speech. It’s summarized here. I feel very fortunate to be friends with her and her husband, Bill. Both of our sons were in the same

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Brain hacking,College,Entrepreneurship,Personal,Philosophy1 Comment

Don Nakanishi

March 28, 2016May 1, 2024 Jo Tango

I didn’t know Don Nakanishi. But, I wish I did. I received this morning a heads up that Don has passed away. I didn’t know anything about him, and so, I hit a link to read more. Here’s what I learned: When he arrived [on campus] in 1967, approximately 1,000 men (Yale was all-male until his junior

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