Writing

Finding connection can come in a lot of forms — at work, among friends, or in other communities you’re a part of. Yesterday, I took an hour-long walk around the park with a peer in the venture industry. We spoke about the complexities [...]  Read more

I’ve been wanting to say something like this here at AVC for several years and have held back for a host of reasons, mostly because it’s a sensitive topic and it would be misunderstood. But after watching Obama say this, [...]  Read more

A question I get quite frequently is “What makes a good leader?” One of the most important aspects of a good leader is that they have values. This may at first sound noncontroversial, but we are surrounded today by leaders who [...]  Read more

Pacing in a VC fund context is how much capital the firm is investing in a given period and tracking that over time. I don’t think a VC firm should manage to a pacing number. It should manage to the [...]  Read more

A while back I recorded an interview with Jason Jacobs for his podcast series My Climate Journey . Jason did a great job pushing me on a number of different issues which helped clarify my thinkings (thanks, Jason). Today Jason [...]  Read more

This past summer I read Ben Horowitz’s new book, What You Do Is Who You Are , and I even blogged about it here without naming the book. What You Do is about culture, how you make it, how you [...]  Read more

Early-stage companies are exercises in experimentation, iteration, and figuring things out. You try one thing, it sort of works, but you see a tangential opportunity and go after that. Sometimes that leads to a full-on pivot, other times it leads [...]  Read more

This is a good interview . I learned a lot. Read more