One of the good things that has come out of the pandemic is that my college friends and I Zoom each month. When our reunion was cancelled, I emailed the gang to see if people would be interested in meeting up on line. And, I’m glad people said they were. I lived with the same
Comfort with Discomfort
When the New England cold and rains hit last fall, I jumped for the first time on a Peloton bike. It has been a lifeline for me since. Biking has always fascinated me. Before the pandemic, our family tried to take a biking trip each summer. These days, it is a great outlet through which
Book Review: ‘We the Possibility’ by Mitch Weiss
For my second vaccine shot, I went to a large facility where the workers were cheery and friendly. I was in and out in 20 minutes. The process was very smooth from entry to exit. It struck me that I take government for granted. When roads are paved, street lights work, and schools function, I
Bridges 2021
Just after booking my first vaccine shot, I felt compelled to do the next best thing: plan a fly-fishing trip! In fact, I planned two, a solo trip in the Berkshires and a long weekend in Maine with my fly-fishing-blog posse. I’ve taken a few days from work this week to fish. Uncharacteristically for me,
The Roaring ’20s
Through my VC work, research at HBS, and our family’s angel investing program, we get a lot of updates from many entrepreneurs in many sectors. What I concluded last month is this: it is game on with the economy. Various founders report that their sales cycles have accelerated, and this cuts across multiple sectors: digital
Book Review: Tom Eisenmann’s ‘Why Startups Fail’
Tom Eisenmann’s Why Startups Fail is a gem of a book. As I’ve blogged before (here), the success rate in venture capital is only about 33%: a super-majority of investments made by people who supposedly know what they’re doing comprises of flops. Some mainstream-media articles extol and chronicle successes that, truthfully, are few in number;