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VC in three exited Unicorns. Angel investor. Harvard Business School Lecturer. Obsessed with fly fishing and a recovering ENTJ. Editor, BlogFlyFish.com.

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Brainwashing

January 13, 2016January 14, 2016 Jo Tango

A profound observation about the digital age… pic.twitter.com/uyMjiUPtzc — Adam Grant (@AdamMGrant) January 13, 2016 I saw the above Tweet, and it made me laugh. Honestly, I might be “that” guy. Let me explain. I wrote recently about the need to check less frequently my digital devices. When I entered the business world, I was

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Living the Cave Man VC Life

January 4, 2016January 4, 2016 Jo Tango

I recently read the book Sapiens and really enjoyed it. Author Yuval Harari does an incredible job of covering 2 million years of human development. I really recommend the book and am grateful to Nick Ducoff for suggesting it. I found it fascinating to read how early humans survived by hunting for animals or foraging for

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Walking in L.A.

December 30, 2015December 30, 2015 Jo Tango

What a fun holiday. We arrived back home last night at around midnight, after a very fun few days in SoCal to visit my sister, her children, and my father. They live in Orange County. In spite of the trip back taking 16 hours door-to-door due to a major flight delay, we had a great

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Out of the Blue

December 26, 2015December 27, 2015 Jo Tango

Last October, I returned to my alma mater and spoke on campus. It is hard to explain, but I felt that talk was one for which I’ve been preparing to give all my life.  I took a risk in that session and just decided to speak to the students in an unfiltered way, unsure as

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Good Cheese

December 21, 2015February 28, 2022 Jo Tango

I think one of the best things about being limited by spastic back pain (more here) has been this: mental clarity. With my new physical limitations, in a weird way, I feel more observant. I am very conscious of every move that I make, as I lay in bed all day. I wonder if the slightest movement

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My Bad Back

December 21, 2015December 25, 2015 Jo Tango

Well, this is interesting. My back seized up last night. I mean, really bad. It has not happened in a long time, in fact, in quite a few years. Fortunately, I know what to do: do not move. And, I’ve taken a muscle relaxant. I used to see a chiropractor every week. He prescribed some

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