There’s an impressive and pretty complicated NY Times graphic (here) that tracks job gains/losses by industry sector. If you’re at all interested in economic trends as an entrepreneur or investor, it’s worth looking at. (BTW, it’s best viewed on a desktop screen.) Some of the losing sectors predictably include photo shops, housing and newsprint/magazines, but I
The VC Bottleneck
I’ve attended recently a number of accelerator events. I’m struck by how much smaller the crowds are. The bloom is definitely off the seed rose. You’ve heard about the Series A Crunch, that there is very little money available to fund post-seed companies, that this is a cash problem. My partner Eric Hjerpe views it
Biking Across Italy
A couple wed for one year decides to travel to N. Italy for two months–and, blog about it. My friend James Cooke has done just that. If you at all like food, wine and stories about small villages, Tuscan farmhouses, and pasta, then his trip is amazing. Just before graduating from business school, my wife
Going on ‘Offense’ in Your Life
A couple of conversations this week made me think about living “a life of offense.” In one example, a friend is finally thinking about leaving a job to pursue something better. In another case, another friend is getting more comfortable taking on risk, both in personal and work situations. Both are leaning forward. Before, both
From Sports Illustrated’s Peter King
Sports Illustrated writer Peter King recently pushed out a new article on “The Monday Morning Quarterback.” He led it off with a comment about Memorial Day, of which I show a screen shot below. On this Memorial Day, I think it says it all. I’ll stop here:
Our Memorial Day Weekend
It’s Memorial Day Weekend. For me, it is one of my favorite family holidays. It’s a time of near-closure and the beginning of summer. Our older children are about to start final exams, and our younger ones are nearly done with school, too. Our oldest child will be going for a month to France and is