Technology’s role in the radical politics of love versus fear

Technology’s role in the radical politics of love versus fear

I can’t pretend to speak for the technology industry, but as an active and longstanding participant in it (albeit in European venture…
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I deleted all of my Facebook content — you won’t BELIEVE what happened next

I deleted all of my Facebook content — you won’t BELIEVE what happe...

Got you to click, didn’t I? It’s another beautiful late fall day in the HTX. Rather than have some left-over Turkey, my mother in-law has…
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Signaling risk revisited

Signaling risk revisited

It is a truth universally acknowledged that a seed stage firm with great founders may find itself prematurely courted by large, brand-name…
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The fake fake news problem

The fake fake news problem

I promised myself that in the wake of this election, unlike the whining liberals and racist bigots, I’d simply get back to work. That was…
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Investing in dots, not lines

Investing in dots, not lines

Mark Suster wrote a great post a few years ago on investing in lines, not dots. If you don’t know it, go read it.
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Ask, Don’t Tell

Ask, Don’t Tell

I’ve attended a lot of board meetings over the years. The first board that I attended, then as an observer, is one of the more pivotal…
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Passing on that cold email

Passing on that cold email

This was a post about how it’s impolite to have your assistant just cold-email people requesting a chat. The post published two emails, one…
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