I caught up recently with Patrick Morley of Bit9 (I was a Series A investor there while at a previous VC job). He and Tom Erickson of Acquia are the independent directors at our portfolio company VoltDB. We started talking about the start-up life. Patrick has been a CEO of multiple start-ups and is quite
Re-Post: On This 9/11
I woke up early this morning and am surprised to find that it’s 9/11. I won’t ever forget that day. It was a beautiful fall morning with bright-blue skies. I had just finished a breakfast meeting and there was a TV nearby. There were images of a burning building in NYC. I looked at it
Our Family’s Yard Sale
It’s been a busy Sunday. We had our first-ever family yard sale. I ran into a lot of people with whom I almost never come in contact. It was great for our children. Let me explain. Over the years, we’ve accumulated a lot of things, including hundreds of children’s books and stuffed animals (see photo
#WeAreN
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,
Moving to North Dakota
A high school classmate, Doug Stagnaro, has moved. He and his family have gone from Montgomery County, Maryland (1MM people) to Mylo, North Dakota (20 people). Yes, 20 people. He bought a 20-acre farm. His neighbors are mostly Mennonites. The local public school, from kindergarten to senior year of high school, numbers 41 students. New neighbors
What Is Your Self-Worth?
Amidst the high tech and start-up circles, you run into a lot of driven, super-educated and dynamic folks. It’s a Type A crowd. Some are already quite wealthy. Yet, I know some of them are quite unhappy. I’ve been very involved with all of my business school class reunions, and so, I get to keep