Venture Kills or the Sunday New York Times
I had a really nice week off the grid. More on that in another post. I woke up this morning with a very long run in mind. The air quality
Supporting Grid110 – South LA
Amy and I, through our Anchor Point Foundation, are supporting the Grid110 – South LA program. Austin Clements was one of the Black VCs I reached out to after George
Masks, Distancing, Thinking, and Diversity
I got a lot of interesting and helpful feedback from yesterday’s post on The Sameness. To everyone who emailed me or commented, thank you. It felt good to write it
The Sameness
It’s Monday. Again. I have 30 Zoom meetings on my calendar this week (yes – I counted). It’s a light week for Zoom meetings since I have four board meetings
Laptops for the Justice Reskill Program
Update 8/9 @ 4 pm: We just received a donation of 20 laptops for the Justice Reskill program from John Shegerian, who is exec chairman of ERI. We are no
Never Take Money From A VC: Part 1
My partner Chris Moody decided to be a vlogger and has started a new video series. I suggested he hang out on TikTok but he prefers trying to get famous
There's No Downside to Trying Therapy
I got a note from someone who recently saw my Techstars mental health video. He said that could relate to how I describe depression as the “absence of joy.” He
From Moment to Movement
Amy and I, through our Anchor Point Foundation, underwrote a new video series on PBS 12 called From Moment to Movement. From the trailer: Tensions around race relations have been
Book: Across That Bridge: Life Lessons and a Vision for Change
Saturday is reading, running, resting, and playing with Amy day. Digital sabbath. I was tired from the week and slept for ten hours. I also took a 90-minute nap in
Book and Podcast Suggestions for This Weekend
The week after George Floyd was murdered, I decided to read a book a week by a Black author. I went online and found a bunch of lists that had