husband, dad, music lover, optimist, venture capitalist, Twitter investor
“I don’t know what I’m doing”
How many times has a founder told that to a board or to his management team?
Rarely, if ever.
How often does a founder feel that way?
Plenty.
(Related: How often does a VC tell his partners that statement? Rarely, if ever, unfortunately.)
My oldest daughter has been under the weather for the last month. Started with dizziness, then frequent/daily headaches and fatigue. Mild fever for the past two weeks.
She has had many lab tests followed by a chest xray. Two weeks ago she had a ct scan.
I got up at 5:30am today and went for a five mile run.
I came back and saw my son James in the kitchen. He beamed and so did I. I got a big hug even though I was crazy sweaty. I’m sure I didn’t smell great either.
“What time will you be home tonight?” he asked.
Our social networks and platforms have given us enormous opportunity — to learn, play, discover, share and connect.
It’s amazing.
I know it’s changed my life. I continue to learn every day. And I’ve met people in real life that started online. I’m grateful for that.
“I don’t know what I’m doing”
How many times has a founder told that to a board or to his management team?
Rarely, if ever.
How often does a founder feel that way?
Plenty.
(Related: How often does a VC tell his partners that statement? Rarely, if ever, unfortunately.)
When it comes to platforms, it has been well understood - the best platforms start out as applications.
A platform without a “killer” app, is like a tree falling in the forrest. No one knows and no one cares.
As a result platforms are born with “app first”
This morning I was thinking about rejection.
On my way to the office I happened to pass by a former building owned by NYNEX.
Back in early 1991, just months before I would graduate from college, a number of my classmates were getting jobs at fancy big companies in Boston.
