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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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Health Care and ‘Adverse Selection’

October 24, 2013May 19, 2018 Jo Tango

A headline in today’s Wall Street Journal caught my eye: “Lawmakers Call for Delay in Penalties for the Uninsured.” Basically, in 2014, if you don’t have health care coverage, you’ll be fined. But, because of the healthcare.gov web site problems, which are making it difficult to enroll for a plan, some lawmakers think it would

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Game 1

October 23, 2013October 27, 2013 Jo Tango

I’ve arrived early at Fenway for Game 1 of the World Series. Eric Hjerpe, my business partner, and I are meeting up for dinner and the game. I feel incredibly blessed right now. I’ve always dreamed of having season tickets and then going to the World Series. It is something many boys and girls think

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‘Brains & Bliss’: My Talk at the MassTLC unConference

October 23, 2013May 1, 2024 Jo Tango

As a VC, one of my jobs is to answer this question: which entrepreneurs will succeed and who will not? The answers are not obvious, IMO. I don’t find that success is linked to race, gender, education level or family background. I do think, however, that success is linked to grit and the ability to

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‘Don’t Worry About a Thing’

October 20, 2013February 28, 2022 Jo Tango

“Cause, everything little thing, gonna be all right.” Hail to the (Shane) Victor-ino. Video below, or click here. Go Sox!

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The Myers-Briggs ENTJ ‘Believes’!

October 19, 2013September 7, 2016 Jo Tango

I’ve blogged previously about the Myers-Briggs personality test (more here). It’s a framework that I use often, both at work and at home, and I’ve found it very helpful. In fact, of all the things I learned at business school, this is in the Top 3. I periodically Google my type, the ENTJ, to see

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[Foodie Post]: Saturday Schmear

October 19, 2013July 20, 2024 Jo Tango

A favorite but episodic weekend ritual for me is to wake up early and buy bagels and challah for the family. So, breakfast is ready to go by the time everyone wakes up. I don’t know when I started to get into bagels, but I went through a phase in middle school during which I

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The Accidental Superpower: The Next Generation of American Preeminence and the Coming Global Disorder
Tying Small Flies
Fishing Small Flies
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
Writing My Wrongs
Simple Path
Witness to Hope: The Biography of Pope John Paul II
Dynamic Nymphing: Tactics, Techniques, and Flies from Around the World
The Sun Also Rises
A Moveable Feast
The Great Gatsby
The Little Prince
Lost In Place: Growing Up Absurd in Suburbia
The Laughing Sutra
Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis
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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