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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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 …
what I talk about when I talk about running [and some side tangents] Read More »
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). …
Tonight I’m writing about a topic that is dear to my heart – how to have a quality conversation in an introductory call. Coincidentally, it’s a question I’ve received five times recently – which is usually my proxy for sitting down to write a longer piece on it. We often discuss the technical skills that …
on quality conversations: how to have intro calls that don’t suck Read More »
I felt really lost for a long time – as I’m sure many of you have. I went about the daily routine of my life, and stumbled into the line of questioning, “Is this is it? We work our whole lives to save up money for retirement, to enjoy the last years of our life …
I had the great fortune of being recognized as a Forbes Under 30 Scholar this past October, which meant I was selected as one of 1000 students out of 20,000 applications to attend the 2019 Forbes Under 30 Summit in Detroit Oct 26-30th. I recognize my privilege in being able to attend this event, I …
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Finding the perfect job post-grad is often a daunting process. Throughout my time engaging with enterprise sales people as a summer analyst at a software-focused growth equity fund and countless hours spent applying for internships throughout my college career, I’ve realized there are many parallels between the sales world and the job-finding world. I wanted …
How to Find (and Land) Your Dream Job: A Sales-Inspired Guide Read More »