As a solo general partner of a venture fund, I rarely share notes when making an investment decision. That changed when I filmed my first season of the Pitch in June 2023. The Pitch is like Shark Tank if all the judges on Shark Tank were venture capitalists investing their & others’ capital instead of …
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And even though the internet has become the de facto record of recent society’s activities, there is no one with the dedicated role of helping maintain and preserve these records. Already, the problem known as link rot is beginning to affect everyone from the Harvard Law Review, where, according to Jonathan Zittrain, three quarters of …
Last Friday, I led a session on content marketing for another VC firm. One of the concepts I talked about was the accordion model. A couple years ago, I wrote a bit about how I use a sketch model to ideate on my personal content. The accordion model is basically the sketch model through a …
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I’m writing this looking out at the rugged terrain of Sea Ranch’s coast, fireplace crackling & pancakes cooking. Yesterday, I cured my fear of driving in the rain through 3 hours of exposure therapy in our trusty chariot [a rented Tiguan] along a hundred miles of California coastline. In the Gualala grocery store, a local …
Dear reader, I f*cked up. I’m nursing a nasty yoga dehydration hangover as I write this. I went to a hot yoga class last night, which was wonderful. One of my favorite moments of the class was when they played Landslide and guided us through half-pigeon, a yoga pose that is wonderful for opening your …
Two things I’ve been reflecting on this morning – my relationship with retaining & reflecting on meeting information and my mindfulness journey. Jotted some thoughts about both below. According to my Google Calendar insights, I’m now usually in meetings about 27-30 hours a week between portfolio and new startup founders, existing and new investors, internal …
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I’ve always been a systems thinker, and one of my favorite things to do is make unlikely connections. In my work, I believe diversity of thought leads to a more unique investment strategy which in turn leads to better returns. In my life, I believe it leads to a far more interesting story in general). …
I just returned from a trip to Guatemala with my mom, and I wanted to share some of my reflections from the trip. My mom invited me to come along – a joint trip hosted by Local Hope, a Guatemala non-profit focused on self-reliance through education and medical support, and Art Ambassadors for a Colorful …
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Huddled up with my stuffed bear and a candle in the midst of an unusual tropical storm in San Diego, I dug deep into a Wikipedia wormhole on virtues. Why? In a windy way, I’d been brought there by my friend Ariana’s recommendation of a numerology app called Teledipity. A side note – I find …
I’ve had this CHUNKY FAQ in a google doc for ages – publishing on the blog (still a work in progress & will continue to update) for searchability / shareability. hopefully this can be helpful for someone! thanks to everyone that contributed to this piece as well! for context if you’re new here: Hi, I’m …