Empty Out Your Junk Drawer
Everyone has a junk drawer. Or two. Or ten. One of mine is to the left. So does every company. It’s now often referred to as “Labs” (as an homage
Entrepreneurship Is Intellectual Immigration
At the MIT Celebration of 50 Years of Entrepreneurship in November, I heard a number of fantastic lines that have stuck with me. One of them was from Noubar Afeyan. “Entrepreneurship is
Making Technology Work For Those Who Aren't Working
In November, during the week of the presidential election, I was at MIT for the Celebration of 50 Years of Entrepreneurship at MIT. The Friday night event included a keystone from Simon
Talks at CES 2017 Startup Stage
I’m giving two talks this year at CES as part of Startup Stage at the Sands, Level 1, Hall G. The first is on Thursday 1/5: 1 – 1:45: Fireside chat with Fitbit: From
Heading to CES 2017
I’ll be at CES from Wednesday to Friday. I went for many years, punted for the past few years, but decided to go again this year. Techstars runs a big
2017 Is A Prime Year For …
Ok – first nerd joke of 2017 for me. Yup. 2017 is a prime number. But 2017 is a pretty special prime. In fact 2017 is a sexy prime with
Get Your Metrics Together
As we head into 2017, I have a steady stream of operating plans hitting my inbox. Since many of our investments are companies that are scaling, vs. companies that are
The Year of Startups Everywhere
I’m not a predictor so you won’t find me participating in the “best/worst of 2016” and “predictions for 2017” lists. But there is a trend that feels inevitable to m
Propaganda, Fraud, and Small Talk
A snarky person could call the title of this post “the tagline for Facebook and Twitter.” A bitter person could expand this to mean all of media. I’ve got a cold
Things To Do With Your Dad And Your Brother
If you are a regular reader of this blog, you know that my dad Stan is one of my best friends. So is my brother Daniel. Over the last decade