My New Calendar System

Over the past few months I’ve been trying an experiment with my calendar. It’s working and a friend encouraged me to share it. Visuals help so I pulled screen shots of my calendar for the up coming week and the same week a year ago. It’s a holiday week, so not the busiest, but absent some…

The most dangerous person in Silicon Valley

The other day, a founder and I were talking about recruiting and the dangers of hiring “senior engineers.”

In general, I am a fan of the hire fast and fire faster mentality for building startup teams. My friend agreed that the…

I’m sorry, I can’t

If it’s not a priority, just let me know. Don’t say you’d love to get together…later. Just say no. You might miss something…

Are you my next Chief of Staff?

I believe in this opportunity because this role was the start of my…

My choice to do the work: Joining The General Partnership

The one startup debt you can’t pay back

There are a few lines in the Silicon Valley that have shaped how we build products and…

My Freedom of Choice

Thanksgiving is always a time of reflection for me — the tradition of being grateful for all I have and voicing it around…

Elegant Management

This week I got to watch elegant management up close. A team leader refused to take the easy way out of a challenging situation, refused to give up on her priority of elevating an individual on her team and capturing a confidence building opportunity. This is what happened.

The fear is real. I listen.

“I honestly have no idea what I am doing. I know a big challenge is coming and it is going to take a lot of…

Customer Interviews (a VC point of view)

I think that getting better at interviewing will make me a better investor and I have…