Here’s the punchline of this post: self-compassion should be part of every entrepreneur’s arsenal. You see, I today was emailing with a friend, who has a full life: family, work, a real estate project, a new business idea to boot. Unfortunately, this friend is spending very little time on “self-nurturing,” such as exercise and sleep. You
New Beginnings in September
I’m in Harvard Square this morning, at one of my favorite coffee places. I’m waiting to meet some entrepreneurs. The above cappuccino seems almost too pretty to touch. Outside, it is chilly, breezy and overcast. A light rain is starting to fall. Moving trucks are appearing around town, as students begin to move back in.
Refreshed and Ready
Man, I feel refreshed. We just got back from visiting family in Montana. I did a lot of fly fishing and felt incredibly connected to the Montana rivers and meadows. It was good to see family. And, for the first time since 2006, I didn’t check email while on vacation. I in the beginning had
Fly Fishing the Madison: Living a Childhood Dream
One my of dreams as a boy was to fly fish the Madison River. I’m living that dream right now. We are renting a house on the Upper Madison. My Montana-based sister-in-law and her family have joined us, and all together, we are a party of 12. We have a list of various chores that
Montana Friday
Well, we are gearing up to leave for a two-week trip. We’ll be visiting my sister-in-law and her family. Here’s the set-up: 12 people. 1 house. Rural Montana. I’m going to do something which I’ve not done since starting Kepha in 2006: I’m not going to check email on this vacation. I’m not even going
‘Free Agent’ Venture Capitalists
I’m increasingly seeing some very good VCs invest on their own. Perhaps they’re tired of the challenges of fundraising, or the politics that can happen when a VC firm becomes large and has multiple partners in multiple cities across multiple generations investing in multiple sectors across multiple stages. Or, perhaps they just want to retire