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Theater kids, nerds, startups, art and a guy named Vance
Last week I had my first Internet feud. After a couple of decades hanging out here, I guess it was inevitable, or at least a right of passage. It ended with a VC named Vance blocking me and then sending this tweet: Many years ago, I wrote about my brief t
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Patience (and on owners v. tenants)
In the last few months, I've been writing about some of the core attributes I value as an investor and in founders. My last two were on Courage and Trust. This post is about Patience. Early in my venture career, I got the opportunity to sit in on a board
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Rough Patches
Only a few close friends and family know this, but in 2023, I was quite certain I was done with the venture and technology business. Despite our financial success, my first firm Notation did not survive. That doesn't mean we abandoned it. My former partne
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Trust and the death of the handshake deal
A few months ago, I wrote that courage is one of the last remaining competitive advantages in venture. But I think there are a few more, and I'm going to write about those too. The etymology of trust is from the word "traust" in Old Norse, meaning strong.
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Launching Asylum Ventures
Asylum Ventures is a new venture firm dedicated to the creative act of building companies. We raised $55 million to invest $1-2 million in early-stage founders practicing the art of making startups…
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