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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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‘Be Water, My Friend’

October 15, 2017May 1, 2024 Jo Tango

How do we perform at a high level, but, without anxiety? How do we live life with both fierce determination and ambition one hand, along with immense compassion and altruism in the other? How do you achieve greatness and avoid the pitfalls that have consumed people like Harvey Weinstein and so many others? I’ve been

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Friday Video: Golf Tricks

July 28, 2017July 28, 2017 Jo Tango

Saw this on social media and thought I’d share. It is pretty cool. With all of the serious maneuvering going on in Congress, I thought it would be fitting to have a Friday moment of levity. Have a great weekend, everyone!

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Heart

April 28, 2017April 29, 2017 Jo Tango

I follow Tom Brady on Instagram. As I’ve written before, the tough odds, pressure and down days he faced on his path to the NFL is an incredible story about perseverance (here). The NFL draft continues today, and some will see their dreams come true. Others will not. So, I love his recent posts: Remember:

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Tom Brady and Peter King Podcast

February 18, 2017August 22, 2024 Jo Tango

Montana? Tom Brady? Grit? Self discipline? Getting joy from your job? Making good choices in your personal life? How to ignore criticism? A detailed play-by-play analysis of a tremendous Super Bowl comeback? If any of those topics interests you, listen to Peter King interview Tom Brady. Link here. As a VC, I often am in

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‘For Your Mom, Bro’

February 10, 2017May 1, 2025 Jo Tango

Amazing how a negative thought never crossed their minds. True leaders always believe and bring others w/ them https://t.co/FHFWECbk1n — Tristan Pisacane (@tpisacane11) February 10, 2017 What a game. If you’ve ever doubted the power of positive thinking, look at the video up top. No team has ever come back in the Super Bowl from

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A View

January 22, 2017July 2, 2020 Jo Tango

Last light today in the canyon. #nofilter A photo posted by Lance Egan (@lanceeganflyfishing) on Jan 21, 2017 at 7:38pm PST On Instagram, I follow some elite fly fishing anglers. Some are on the national team. Yesterday, one of them posted the picture above. Stunning. The photo reminds me how I feel at the end

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