Reflections on Ex Machina
Amy and I saw Ex Machina last night. A steady stream of people have encouraged us to go see it so we made it Sunday night date night. The movie
Outlook on My iPhone
A year ago if you had suggested that I’d be using Microsoft Outlook on my iPhone instead of the Apple Mail app, I would have said, simply, “No Fucking Way.”
Transparent Funding Announcements
We are in a cycle again where how much you raise is the story. It’s what the press likes to write about (e.g. Company X raised Y from A, B,
Non-Attachment vs. Detachment
At dinner on Sunday night I had a short discussion with a long-time friend about the phrases detachment vs. non-attachment. I don’t remember the specific thing that brought it up, but I
Open Boulder Meet and Greet at Zayo – 4/30/15
Dan Caruso (Zayo founder/CEO) and I are hosting an Open Boulder discussion on the future of Boulder 0n Thursday 4/30 from 6-8pm. Please join us!
Silicon Valley – Religion, Operating System, or Something Else?
Earlier this week I wrote a post titled The Religion of Silicon Valley. It was intended to be provocative and exploratory. The comments were great and helped me think through this
The Paradox of VC Value-Add
Scott Maxwell of OpenView Partners had an awesome post up this morning titled The Truth About VC Value-Add. Go read it – I’ll still be here when you get back. You may
The Board Operating System
In the comments to my post yesterday titled The Religion of Silicon Valley, Rosey commented that the choice of metaphor could be “operating system” instead of religion. “Brad, I expe
The Religion of Silicon Valley
There has been a lull in the chanting that “Silicon Valley is the center of the tech universe.” I’m in Boulder for the next three weeks and I woke up
History Doesn't Repeat Itself, But It Does Rhyme
My favorite Mark Twain post, which I share with my close friend Phil Weiser (the Dean of CU Boulder) is “History doesn’t repeat itself, but it does rhyme.” There is