Last week’s Larry post coupled with the YouTube NewFronts event activated a ton of people getting back in touch from my Google days. The timing probably had a lot to do with tomorrow night, where I’ll see many ex-Google colleagues at the 9th annual Matt’s…

On my plane ride this morning I read Ben Horowitz’s book, “The Hard Thing About Hard Things”. It got me thinking about getting into the zone — how I’ve learned to get there and how entrepreneurs can do the same.

Earlier this week, I read the Larry Page expose in Business Insider. It triggered a walk down memory lane for me and took me back to the early days of Google when Tim and I and some of the early New York crew opened up the first office in NYC.

Today my operating and investing career comes full circle as Google acquires Songza. I first met Elias, Elliot, and Peter in 2006 when the company was called Amie Street and I was still at Google. I had recently begun thinking about angel investing and while reading TechCrunch one…

Indiegogo, one of our fastest growing portfolio companies has been in the news a lot recently due to some amazing new investors and several high profile campaigns like cheaper 3D printers and a famous comedian raising money to buy a sports team.

Yesterday I had the opportunity to see True Son at the Tribeca Film Festival. Michael’s story really struck a chord with me. It’s a classic David and Goliath coupled with passion, merit, and community. His charisma, execution, and hustle at such a young age helped to democratize democracy in…

From Google buying Waze, to Apple and AOL buying PrimeSense and AdapTV respectively, the tech ecosystem in Tel Aviv has really been bubbling up. I’m very excited about the innovation and growth happening. It’s top of mind for me today as my good friends from Elevator are in town for a visit. I…