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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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Tom Brady and Peter King Podcast

February 18, 2017August 22, 2024 Jo Tango

Montana? Tom Brady? Grit? Self discipline? Getting joy from your job? Making good choices in your personal life? How to ignore criticism? A detailed play-by-play analysis of a tremendous Super Bowl comeback? If any of those topics interests you, listen to Peter King interview Tom Brady. Link here. As a VC, I often am in

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Hookup Culture

February 15, 2017February 15, 2017 Jo Tango

Yes, that’s right. I’m writing about casual sex. Let me explain. I subscribe to some podcasts, and, on the way to a Board meeting, listened to NPR’s Hidden Brain. The host interviewed a sociologist, Lisa Wade, who has undertaken a great deal of research into the college hookup scene. She wrote a book called American

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Sunday Snow

February 12, 2017February 13, 2017 Jo Tango

It’s another snowstorm. This one will go all day today and through tomorrow, Monday. I’m cooking Sunday Dinner. Beef stew is simmering on the stove. A braise just feels right on a day with snow. I may fire up the fireplace. I also am doing taxes and reviewing our retirement accounts. As it is 5

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Congressman Joe Kennedy III

February 11, 2017February 14, 2017 Jo Tango

Concerns and priorities of my constituents will always guide my work in Congress. Great turnout in #Needham for 1st stop on our 3rd #Tour34! pic.twitter.com/Kz8JH6bdNC — Rep. Joe Kennedy III (@RepJoeKennedy) February 14, 2017 This Saturday morning, I put on a nice shirt, shaved and typed up a short memo about the nation’s Public Lands

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‘For Your Mom, Bro’

February 10, 2017May 1, 2025 Jo Tango

Amazing how a negative thought never crossed their minds. True leaders always believe and bring others w/ them https://t.co/FHFWECbk1n — Tristan Pisacane (@tpisacane11) February 10, 2017 What a game. If you’ve ever doubted the power of positive thinking, look at the video up top. No team has ever come back in the Super Bowl from

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Immigration

February 9, 2017February 9, 2017 Jo Tango

A major snowstorm today is shutting down the Northeast. I made it to the gym, grocery store and “packy” just before it really started to come down. I’ll be making some homemade guacamole for snacking and some slowly-cooked Tuscan beans with pancetta and sage for dinner. And, I have time to write about immigration. The

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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
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The Sun Also Rises
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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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