It was a quiet weekend. I’ve been in bed for a few days with a gastrointestinal bacterial infection. I’ve lost 6 lbs and haven’t eaten much. TMI, I know. I got it by drinking from an old water bottle while fly fishing. Lesson learned. So, I rallied to see my doctor. Her parents are from
Category: Personal
Re-Post: My Mother and Her Shoe Boxes
This is a re-post of a blog entry I wrote a few years ago. I thought it would be appropriate to re-run it, with today being Mother’s Day. This time, I’m adding a picture of her, my sister, and me. We had just emigrated from Indonesia and arrived in Queens, NY. This is a hard
A 21″ Brown Trout
I feel really good about our Thursday meeting with our investors. We heard very positive feedback about the portfolio as well as the transparency that we always try to show. It was a good feeling. I’m so grateful to our investors and to the portfolio company CEOs, who made time to speak. I long ago
The Power of One Life
My heart continues to go out to classmate and friend, Sheryl Sandberg, the Facebook COO, and her two young children. Her husband, Dave Goldberg, passed away. My friend Jon McNeill recently posted on Facebook a very touching remembrance of Dave. The three of us worked at Bain & Company around the same time. I didn’t know
Finding Shared Values
We just finished our Annual Meeting with our investors. That’s when our LPs fly in and get an in-person update on our portfolio and hear from some of our companies. I love our investors. I always feel the same way after our meeting: excited, grateful, and humbled. One thing I said impromptu when I introduced
A Funny Thing Happened to Me on a River
Once or twice a year, I go out of town for a solo fly fishing weekend. I did so this weekend and met someone to whom my heart goes out. I’ll explain. When I take a fishing trip, I live a monastic life, getting up early, packing a lunch to eat while on the water,