Skip to content
  • About Jo
  • Angel Portfolio
  • For Angel Funding
Logo

jtangoVC.com

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

Category: Personal

Choosing

September 27, 2020September 27, 2020 Jo Tango

One of my favorite items to cook in the fall and winter is a ragù, an Italian meat sauce that takes all day to braise. I know I’ve set the heat right when the occasional tiny bubble rises to the surface and pops. On a Sunday, it affords me the chance to catch the Patriots

Continue Reading
Brain hacking,Personal,Politics,SpiritualLeave a comment

Drop Off

September 7, 2020September 7, 2020 Jo Tango

Another one of our children left for college for the first time this past weekend. You’d think by the third time that college drop-off would get easier. In a way, it does. But, for the most part, it doesn’t. For a parent, drop off is a mixed bag. You’re happy that your children are happy.

Continue Reading
Fly fishing,PersonalLeave a comment

Spots

August 30, 2020October 31, 2020 Jo Tango

A funny thing happened to me at the river today. I awoke at 3:30 am for a two-hour drive that would put my on the water at sunrise at a favorite spot. It’s small-bug season, and it’s one of my favorite times of the year to fly fish. Delicate presentations, small flies, and light lines

Continue Reading
Fly fishing,Personal,Philosophy4 Comments

The Covid-19 Dice Rolls

May 21, 2020May 22, 2020 Jo Tango

To paraphrase Hemingway, Covid-19 came into our family “gradually and then suddenly.” I’m not sure where I was when Mrs. T. told me that her two relatives, whom I’ll call A. and B., were at risk. A. had tested positive for the virus, was with fever, and had trouble breathing. And, most ominous: B. was

Continue Reading
Family life,Personal,Technology and VCLeave a comment

The Waiting Game

May 6, 2020July 1, 2020 Jo Tango

I cannot remember if it is week number eight or nine of the virus lock-down. But, I suppose, it really doesn’t matter. When most days feel largely the same, I’m not sure if marking time is that useful. On the home front, Mrs. T. put up a chores schedule, and assignments, on a white board.

Continue Reading
Personal,Technology and VCLeave a comment

Anchor Points

April 12, 2020April 12, 2020 Jo Tango

On Friday morning, I was on a Zoom call with members of my parish men’s group. We used to meet every other week. We now convene electronically each Friday. Some of us are crazy-busy. Others, not so much. Many are in-between. We all agreed, however, that this was a Lent we would never forget. In

Continue Reading
Fly fishing,Music,Personal,Philosophy,SpiritualLeave a comment
1 2 3 … 79 Next »

Never miss a post

Recent Top Posts

  • Why You Should Not Be an EIR at a VC Firm
  • Trevor Noah is 'Loud and Clear'
  • Our Family Angel Funding Program
  • Kathryne Reeves: 'On the Road to Jericho'
  • 'Why Not You?' and Dan Primack's Peloton Ride

Twitter

My Tweets

Books

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


Jo's favorite books »

Categories

Archives

Blog Stats

  • 213,543 views

Location

Kepha Partners
303 Wyman St., Suite 300
Waltham, MA 02451
©2021 Jo Tango | Powen by Supernova Themes