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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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The Holiday Spirit and My Three Christmas Dinners

December 22, 2012October 3, 2013 Jo Tango

I don’t know about you, but I’m not yet in the holiday spirit. Honestly, I feel sad. Maybe it’s due to the funeral I attended yesterday, a very moving outpouring of deep grief. Maybe it’s because of Newtown, CT. Or, that I’m in charge of cooking three different Christmas dinners (which I will enjoy, but

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(I Survived) Our Thanksgiving

November 23, 2012May 1, 2024 Jo Tango

Well, I’m happy to report that we had a fun and restful Thanksgiving. We hosted, and I did a lot cooking (see “Since My Mom Died….”). I’ve provided links to the recipes, if they’re online: Thursday lunch: Glazed ham, home-made bread, brie en croute, fruit. Thursday dinner: Brined herb-crusted turkey with cider gravy (see photo above), ham,

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TechStars, a Chinatown Feast, and Community Building

October 24, 2012October 3, 2013 Jo Tango

I had “open office hours” at the CIC’s Venture Cafe last week. It’s a great program whereby any entrepreneur can sign up for a chat with a VC. It’s an open and inclusive program. All are welcome. Andrew Singleton, the coordinator, was awesome. I ran into an entrepreneur afterwards. He asked me: “Is it worth

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Our Easter

April 8, 2012October 3, 2013 Jo Tango

We’ve had a very peaceful Easter. We went to our Catholic parish for Holy Thursday, Good Friday, the Saturday Easter Vigil and Easter Sunday. Busy weekend! On Sunday, I woke up early to make home-made cinnamon rolls for breakfast, and also, to watch Pope Benedict’s “Urbi et Orbi” talk and blessing streamed from Rome. Later

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The Accidental Superpower: The Next Generation of American Preeminence and the Coming Global Disorder
Tying Small Flies
Fishing Small Flies
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
Writing My Wrongs
Simple Path
Witness to Hope: The Biography of Pope John Paul II
Dynamic Nymphing: Tactics, Techniques, and Flies from Around the World
The Sun Also Rises
A Moveable Feast
The Great Gatsby
The Little Prince
Lost In Place: Growing Up Absurd in Suburbia
The Laughing Sutra
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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