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
Thank You Andrew Dennen, Tom Austin, and the Red Sox
I want to thank Andrew Dennen, Tom Austin and the Red Sox organization. They recently made a boy’s day. I wrote about him in the past here and here. His father is ill and cannot work. They live in public housing. The mother is trying to keep it all together. The boy’s mother recently wrote
Challenge for Entrepreneurs: Resilience vs. Stubbornness
A few hours ago, I met another awesome entrepreneur: driven, smart, self-aware, and someone who projected a positive vibe. He is on his second start-up. He co-founded a company in college and stayed with it for 8 years. In retrospect, he said, he probably stayed too long. His comment reminded me of something Jerry Colonna