The much-discussed debate on free speech vs. hate speech has spilled over from the digital world to the off-line world. And, it’s not going to end any time soon. In a way, the debate about Twitter/X and Facebook is quite simple: they’re businesses that Elon owns and that Zuck controls. They can do whatever they
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Gen Z, Israel, Gaza, and Polls
For “fun,” I follow politics, listen to podcasts, and read about current events. With the current conflagration in the Middle East, I’ve continued to do that. Two polls recently came out, and I’m honestly at a loss for words. There has been a dramatic shift. I’ve tried to summarize them below with screen shots from
Our Family Angel Program: Update
We are expanding our “leverage capitalism for altruism” family angel program. I feel a variety of emotions as I write that: gratitude, disbelief, and joy. As I told Mrs. T: “This doesn’t feel real!” I fortunately co-led Carbon Black’s first VC round, back when it was called Bit9 (more here and here). When the company went
True Hero: Aristides de Sousa Mendes
Twitter is like a digital Id. You get everything, unfiltered and all the time: the pedantic, zany, funny, and reprehensible. Occasionally, you’ll find something completely moving and deep. Here is one, in Ben Sprecher’s Tweet below. I encourage you to read the NYT article in the link (or, click here). It is about heroism of
Our Family Angel Funding Program
10/9/19 edit: VMware has acquired Carbon Black for $2.1 billion. So, we will increase the number of startups we will back. After Carbon Black went public, Mrs. T. and I had some discussions. What should we do with my personal winnings (I co-led the first institutional round when it was called Bit9; details here and
Carbon Black
Many years ago, I co-led the first institutional round in Bit9, now known as Carbon Black, which went public this morning. It’s official! We’ve kicked off Friday trading, ringing the opening bell for @Nasdaq in #NYC #IPO #CBLK #infosec pic.twitter.com/l8n5BZGReP — Carbon Black (@carbonb1ack) May 4, 2018 As I’ve written before, the road for VC