Over the years, it has been a blast to meet many people, including those in the VC industry. Sometimes, people come to me for career advice. I take very seriously those conversations, and I’m sworn to secrecy on the details. A question I get from VC Associates is this: how do I get promoted? So,
Cloze Is a ‘Must Have’ for Me
We are founding investors in Cloze. But, I’m writing this because Cloze is an app I use every day, multiple times a day. I can access it on my laptop or my mobile devices. A game-changer for me. Along with email, calendar and weather, Cloze has become a “must have” in my life. I think
How I Negotiate Term Sheets as a VC
Over time, I’ve developed a certain approach to negotiating term sheets with entrepreneurs. The whole “email a term sheet document” back and forth method seemed inefficient to me. And, it put too much focus on redline edits rather than listening to each other. So, I don’t trade paper as a starting point. Here’s what I
A Day at the Farmington River
Today, Sunday, was filled with a lot of fun work. I awoke before dawn and drove to the Farmington River. It was challenging. The water is cold and the trout are savvy this time of year. But, it all worked out: a 19″ brute of a brown trout. Photos up top. And, an even bigger
Your VC Isn’t Enthusiastic. What to Do?
Sometimes, VCs behave in puzzling ways. Say you’re an entrepreneur, and you’ve made good progress with your company. But, you sense your VC isn’t jumping up and down. My advice? Take that VC out for a coffee or a meal and ask him/her this question: How are we doing relative to other companies in that
Confronting the Past
Everyone has a dark secret, I’m convinced. It’s likely something that happened to us in the past, and a memory which we no longer want to retrieve. But, when a whisper of that moment resurrects, it can bring on sudden and seemingly unexplainable feelings of fear, shame, anger, and self-loathing. One of my favorite parts