The Boston area suddenly has transitioned to the winter holiday season. This Saturday, the store parking lots are jammed, as people prepare for Christmas and Hanukkah. Many cars have Christmas trees lashed on top. There’s been some snow, and walkways at times have patches of black ice. Outside, there’s a near-constant smell of smoke from invisible
#TBT: David Miller and ‘The Little Prince’
As I was readying to leave the house this morning, I spotted a book, a copy of The Little Prince. Some members of our family recently saw a play based on the book, and one of them must be reading the text for fun. I picked up the book and opened it. I saw this:
When Your VC Financing Is a ‘Busted Auction’
Auctions are curious things. Moreover, the mere perception of being in an auction is more than enough to inject fear into a discussion. I’m writing this because of two things. First, I connected recently with another VC, who commented that his firm was about to invest in its first [insert here name of famous incubator] company.
Why Your Revenue Plan Matters
You revenue plan really matters. It means you can establish independence from your VCs. I write this because one of our very young portfolio companies is about to achieve a major milestone: it will beat its revenue plan for the year. The numbers are small, but to our group at Kepha, that is a major
Life Lessons for Me
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
#CrimingWhileWhite, #AliveWhileBlack
(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