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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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Note to My Students: A Reflection on Time

October 22, 2022October 26, 2022 Jo Tango

(Periodically, I send a note to my students. Here’s one from this morning.) So, I’m at my HBS office this Saturday morning. It is a wonderful time to decompress and prep. No one is around, the sun is just starting to glimmer, and the chilly morning air sharpened my senses as I walked across an

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Case Prep

August 10, 2022August 10, 2022 Jo Tango

Summer ended for me on August 1. I started “case prep” at that point. By nature, I usually front-load my work. But starting early will also give me more than ample capacity to meet my VC responsibilities in the fall. This fall I again will teach two sections of the Harvard Business School Venture Capital

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Reunion 2022

June 20, 2022August 28, 2022 Jo Tango

I went to my 25th/27th business school reunion this weekend. It’s hard to describe how amazing it was to gather with friends and act like not much time has gone by. It’s trite but true: time goes by quickly, and reunions are life milestones. I’ve volunteered to help out with nearly all of my reunions,

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My Second Story

June 2, 2022June 20, 2022 Jo Tango

I have this theory that people have two stories in their lives. They have their First Story: that’s what goes on the CV and LinkedIn profiles, and it’s the one we tell publicly. But each of us has a Second Story, one that we hide. We want to show the world the shiny and clean

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Gratitude 2021

December 24, 2021December 24, 2021 Jo Tango

Like everyone else, I’m not sure when and if we’ll beat the virus. My guess is that we’re going to be living with it for some time as it continues to mutate and evolve. When it first broke out, I told Eric that I thought it would take up to five years while we as

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Harvard Business School VCPE 2021

December 4, 2021December 9, 2021 Jo Tango

Yesterday was one of the longest days of my life. But, it was all worth it. Yesterday was the last day of class for the course I teach on Venture Capital & Private Equity at Harvard Business School (details here). It’s a custom that instructors on “the last day” can offer life advice to their

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