Jan 19, 2019

I don’t like to brag, but I like to think of myself as above average speediness in terms of how long it takes to get dressed in the morning or get ready for a night out. I’m often lauded at ...

Jan 18, 2019

Earlier today, my colleague Nick wrote a blog post on the importance of resilience in the long-term success of decentralized systems. As he puts it, if technical systems and protocols fail to adapt and change over time, it’s unlikely that ...

Jan 16, 2019

Stop me if any of these sound familiar: Scenario 1: Work connection cancels / reschedules a meeting on you for the third time in the row. You: “All good!” Scenario 2: Friend outright stands you up for dinner; says they ...

Jan 16, 2019

About 10 years ago, when I was trying to move to New York City, I really really wanted to work for a certain company. Let’s call it Dragon Co. I’m telling you, I was a little obsessed with the idea ...

Jan 16, 2019

I love invited dress rehearsals. I’ll never get tired of being a part of a work in progress or helping “beta test” a new work of art. I love watching the faces of the actors on stage as they finally ...

Jan 14, 2019

Yesterday I joined into a pretty extensive Twitter thread about the importance of “platform efforts” at venture capital firms — or, the post-investment value add engagement work that I do on the Network team at USV. In this thread, folks ...

Jan 13, 2019

You’ve probably heard of “scope creep” — when you tack on extra features or add-ons to the initial scope of a project. The more you add in, the more complicated the project becomes, and the greater the risk that deadlines ...

Jan 10, 2019

I joined two non-profit boards in 2018. The first, as a director at large for the Northwestern University Alumni Association, where I went to school. This was perhaps the more obvious transition. I’ve been volunteering as an alumni leader in ...

Jan 9, 2019

It was one of those rare nights out where everyone at the bar was raptly a part of the same conversation. “Okay, okay, I’ve got another one!” I exclaimed. The bartender refilled the patron’s wine to my left, and the ...