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VC and angel investor. Part-time Professor at HBS (the VC & PE class). Obsessed with fly fishing and a recovering ENTJ.

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‘Why Not You?’ and Dan Primack’s Peloton Ride

December 12, 2020December 12, 2020 Jo Tango

As I told my HBS students, it took me a while to figure out what I wanted to do for my career. And, it was a process to take on risk. Over time, however, I’ve subscribed to the view of “Why not you?” (taken from the 2004 Red Sox). More below. I had an extremely

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Tony Hsieh

November 30, 2020November 30, 2020 Jo Tango

I never met Tony Hsieh (pronounced “shay”). But we were in an investment together decades ago, before there was a Zappos, before he was famous, and during the Dot-Com Bubble. When I was working on an investment (Ask Jeeves, which went IPO), I saw “Venture Frogs” listed on the cap table. I asked Rob Wrubel,

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Angel Investment: Finmark

November 1, 2020 Jo Tango

We’re happy to announce that our family angel program (back 80+ entrepreneurs over eight years and donate all gains to charity; details here) has invested in Finmark. It is our 18th investment so far (portfolio here). Co-Founders Rami Essaid and Greg Lissy are experienced and very thoughtful. I met Greg through the The Reflective Leader

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Entrepreneurship,Family Angel Program1 Comment

Versions

October 9, 2019October 9, 2019 Jo Tango

I think people are a lot like software versions. As we grow, change, and develop, we become a different version of ourselves. We can take the best parts of v. 1.0, leave behind the worse parts, and add on new “features” for v. 2.0. Sometimes, the change is voluntary, due to a new job, going

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Luck or Skill?

April 2, 2019April 2, 2019 Jo Tango

It’s a small world, and I happen to know two of the Lyft executive team members. They joined when the company was at a later stage and helped it scale to the IPO. I’m happy for them. At dinner with a few of my children, we talked about the IPO and how a sudden rainfall

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Entrepreneurship,Philosophy2 Comments

Angel Investment: LUMO.com

June 7, 2018June 28, 2018 Jo Tango

I’m excited to announce that we’ve made our first family investment from our angel program, which is in LUMO.com. Founder Brian Murrihy has a great background and vision to propel innovation in a heretofore sleepy area, the pets accessories space. He has designed a new grooming brush. Mrs. T. and I really like Brian’s talents

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The Accidental Superpower: The Next Generation of American Preeminence and the Coming Global Disorder
Tying Small Flies
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Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
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Witness to Hope: The Biography of Pope John Paul II
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Lost In Place: Growing Up Absurd in Suburbia
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Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis
Seabiscuit: An American Legend
Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption
The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics
Man's Search for Meaning
Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End


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