Negative Maintenance
I had a fun email exchange with an investor I’ve worked with for almost 20 years in response to something a CEO send out from a board we are both
I Was A Lousy Board Member Yesterday
I have been to thousands of board meetings. Maybe tens of thousands. I’ve done them in person, on the phone, and on video conference. Most of the time I think
Dear Uber and Lyft – Get Your Shit Together
Let’s start out by saying that I’m a big fan of both Uber and Lyft. I’m indirectly an investor in both companies as I’m an investor in three VC funds
The Dark Side of Depression – Robin Williams, We Loved You
I woke up with gloom in my brain this morning. Robin Williams apparent suicide really impacted me, just like it has so many other people. At first I wasn’t going
Brutal Honesty Delivered Kindly
In yesterday’s post Mentors 4/18: Be Direct. Tell The Truth, However Hard, Joah Spearman left a very powerful comment about empathy. “The older I get the more I realize that truth
Mentors 4/18: Be Direct. Tell The Truth, However Hard
Today’s installment of the Techstars Mentor Manifesto is #4: Be Direct. Tell The Truth, However Hard. Let’s start with “Be Direct.” At some intellectual level, being direct is
On The Road Again
After a year of zero travel for business, I’ve started to venture out into the world again. I just got back from my third business trip this summer – this
Capital Is Cheap And Labor Is Expensive
I was on an airplane for the first time for business in a while and when I woke up from my nap I found my self staring at CNBC on
When VCs Don't Bullshit You
I know many entrepreneurs who feel that VCs have played them, gamed them, deceived them, or bullshitted them. But this doesn’t only happen to entrepreneurs. VCs play this game with
My First Known Interview – Age 4
We’ve all got to start somewhere. Over the weekend my mom gave me a CD with the recording of my first known live interview. I’ve tossed it up on SoundCloud