We Will Miss You Matt
Matt Bencke passed away yesterday. We put the above photo and note up on the Foundry Group site yesterday but I was still processing it and wasn’t ready to blog
Cancer
Enjoy Every Day
Ted Rheingold just passed away. He was an amazing guy beloved by many. Endlessly joyful, inspiring, and loving. His autoresponder (typos and all) is one for the books, and like
It Can All Change In A Day
On July 28th, my partner Jason told me that Matt Bencke, the co-founder and CEO of Mighty AI, had suddenly gotten a serious cancer diagnosis. While Jason was on Matt’s board,
In The End, Entropy Always Wins
I woke up to an email from a close friend of 25 years that his wife had passed away unexpectedly last night. She’d been fighting cancer for several years, had
Book: When Breath Becomes Air
Paul Kalanithi’s book When Breath Becomes Air is one of the best books I’ve ever read. I stayed up late the past two nights reading it while in bed. As I put
Dying Much Too Early
I woke up to an email today from Aaron Schwartz, founder of Modify. I don’t know Aaron other than our email exchanges but he thanked me for Venture Deals which he said
Random Act of Kindness – Jedi Max
“On Sunday I’ll be running the Detroit Marathon with a bunch of friends including my partner Jason Mendelson who is running his first marathon. Becky Coope”
Justin Is Cancer Free!
Let’s end Friday on a high note. The recipient of our first Random Act of Kindness in support of my marathons is now cancer free! If you go out this weekend,
Random Acts of Kindness – Marathon Fundraising
“When you support a family member in need, you’re doing the right thing. The community you are part of is counting on you, and fulfilling your obligati”
Cancer
I was going to write something about a new book I’ve just published but I woke up this morning and that felt trivial so I’m going to save it for