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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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Saying “No” as a VC

December 3, 2012December 7, 2012 Jo Tango

An entrepreneur last week called me: he met many times with a VC, who kept saying over and over he really wanted to invest.  Then, suddenly, nothing. The VC wouldn’t return his calls or emails. In another recent situation, a different entrepreneur had many meetings with another VC.  After many weeks, the VC passed on

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My Domestic Chores

November 30, 2012September 27, 2013 Jo Tango

“You are the most important man in your daughters’ lives.” That’s what a friend of mine told me.  She is the mother of five girls, and she mentioned a book that she read about parenting. I ordered the book and found it helpful. I’ve spoken to some women over the years, and they too say

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Inaugural “Coffee Connect with a VC”

November 28, 2012February 2, 2019 Jo Tango

Yesterday, the New England VC Association (NEVCA) sponsored the first “Coffee Connect with a VC.”  I’ve written before here about my hopes to make the VC community more accessible during my two-year term on the NEVCA Board. We led with one of our strongest folks, North Bridge’s Jamie Goldstein, who has started two companies and has

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Internet Consumer: The Cycle Has Turned

November 27, 2012November 27, 2012 Jo Tango

There’s a silent but intense winnowing happening right now in venture capital.  As the WSJ reported here, many start-ups are having a hard time raising follow-on financing: Just under half of the 165 companies in the consumer information services sector that raised first rounds in 2010 have raised a subsequent equity round and fewer than

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(I Survived) Our Thanksgiving

November 23, 2012May 1, 2024 Jo Tango

Well, I’m happy to report that we had a fun and restful Thanksgiving. We hosted, and I did a lot cooking (see “Since My Mom Died….”). I’ve provided links to the recipes, if they’re online: Thursday lunch: Glazed ham, home-made bread, brie en croute, fruit. Thursday dinner: Brined herb-crusted turkey with cider gravy (see photo above), ham,

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On This Thanksgiving….

November 22, 2012February 1, 2014 Jo Tango

I’m thankful for the many blessings God has given me. I’m grateful to my wife, who is patient with me and is a great mother. She is the heart of our family. I am thankful for my children, who are healthy, hard-working and honest. I am so proud. I am thankful to be part of

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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
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The Great Gatsby
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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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