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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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Israel, Gaza and Ethics

August 2, 2014August 3, 2014 Jo Tango

“Who is right, Israel or Gaza?” one of my children asked. “Well, it is complicated,” I said. The two of us were out for a quick dinner of tacos and summer ice cream cones. We had a very interesting discussion about the recent events in Gaza and what gave rise to the conflict. The more

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When Will the U.S. End?

March 25, 2014March 4, 2017 Jo Tango

I had a sudden thought the other day in the shower: when will the U.S. end? I mean, every empire or super-power hits the skids at some point, and so, we’re not going to be an exception. I have been thinking of some disparate data points: Some high school friends commenting about how hard it

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‘The Men of Atalissa’

March 9, 2014March 9, 2014 Jo Tango

It is great to hear when “the system” actually works. In this morning’s NY Times, Dan Barry has written an incredible article, profiling a group of intellectually-disabled men. 21 men lived together in a bunk house and worked at a turkey-processing plant. They were paid insanely low wages and lived in terrible conditions. For decades. Their

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Amazing Book: ‘Girls Like Us’

March 8, 2014August 21, 2022 Jo Tango

Today is International Women’s Day. My children, of both genders, seem to have a great deal of opportunity and access to great teachers, mentors and role models. They live in a stable home. But, I know that’s rare. So, I thought it would be appropriate to write about women and girls who have little choice

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Sex Trafficking

February 27, 2014December 6, 2015 Jo Tango

I’ve been to a strip bar once in my life. I left after 10 minutes. Stephen, one of my best friends, was getting married, and a bunch of us gathered in New Orleans for his bachelor party. It was a really fun weekend. A group of post-college guys facing long hours in corporate jobs reliving

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Lost In Place: Growing Up Absurd in Suburbia
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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


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