There’s an awesome survey that just came out. Sponsored by the National Venture Capital Association, it asked both VCs and entrepreneurs what they think is valuable about venture capital. For me, what struck me were the following charts. First, what entrepreneurs perceive as “value” from a VC firm can be very different from VCs’s opinions:
How a Blank Sheet of Paper Changed My Life
A friend of mine is starting a company. As a first step, we were discussing various edits to her LinkedIn profile. She admitted that she seemed a bit stuck because those edits rippled through how she thought about her company. As we were going back and forth, I realized that my suggesting a LinkedIn profile
Unstructured Sundays
Summer Sunday mornings are very different in our home. It’s absolutely quiet for a long stretch as our children sleep in. Unfortunately for me, I cannot sleep in. I’d love to, but I’m usually awake at 5 a.m. and often, earlier. There’s not much to do at that hour. If the weather is good, I
Gratitude on This Saturday
I thought work would slow down this summer, but it’s been very busy. Also, I woke up at 4 a.m. with a brutal stomach ache, and I’m pretty sure it’s due to something I ordered last night for dinner. I’m a bit low-energy today. So, I’d like to cheer up myself and write about all
Photo from 1970
A bit ago, an old family friend sent me this photo. There I am, with my mother and my sister. I forwarded the photo to my father. He thinks the photo was taken just a few months after we had emigrated to Brooklyn from Indonesia. Since the photo was taken, a lot has happened. We
The Death of a Dream
It’s a busy week. In addition to portfolio company work, such as board meetings and CEO interactions, I’m meeting with 11 entrepreneurs, all of whom are raising money or are about to. So, I only have a few minutes right now to write about this: the death of a dream. Here’s what I mean. I