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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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On the Shoulders of MLK, Jr.

January 17, 2015January 19, 2015 Jo Tango

This is an amazing photo of MLK, Jr. I’ve been thinking about him, as Monday in Massachusetts is a holiday in honor of him. Our family is skiing at Stowe this weekend. It is my first time on the mountain, and we are staying at a lodge adjacent to the slopes. Every mountain has its

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Life Lessons for Me

December 7, 2014December 7, 2014 Jo Tango

When the headlines about Ferguson and Eric Garner’s choke-hold death keep proliferating, I just want to fish and pray/hope/wish all the best for the survivors as well as for the policemen involved. I fished an unfamiliar stretch of a river that is new to me. The water is gin-clear and shallow, and the trout are very

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#CrimingWhileWhite, #AliveWhileBlack

December 6, 2014January 10, 2017 Jo Tango

(If you’re reading this post via my Feedburner email, and cannot read the tweets below, you should click here). I recently had an “up close and very personal” encounter with racism. It was pretty shocking, but then again, when I think about my pre-college days, I ran into it episodically and got used to it. You

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#WeAreN

September 6, 2014May 1, 2024 Jo Tango

People are free to believe what they want. And, the Christian world has done more than its fair share in persecuting Muslims. But, when ISIS is killing children because of their parents’ religious beliefs, I’m horrified and am going to speak out against it. I’m surprised the story has been under-reported in mainstream media. So,

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What ISIS Is Doing

August 31, 2014September 6, 2014 Jo Tango

I try to read a lot and am stunned that I didn’t know this about the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS): they’re crucifying people and killing children by the hundreds to encourage conversion to Islam. Some children are being beheaded! I heard about this at Church today on Sunday, and was so surprised

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The A21 Campaign & Christine Caine

August 15, 2014August 15, 2014 Jo Tango

If you grew up on government funding, in one of the poorest parts of your country, the odds are against you. If you’re taught at an early age that a woman’s role is tied strictly to home life, then you may shrink back. And, if you were sexually abused for 12 years by four different

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