The way we’re going about this election, on both sides, is pretty dumb. The establishments of both parties are, to varying degrees, demanding unquestioned loyalty to their major candidates—Donald Trump on one side and our sitting President, Joe Biden, on the other. Any Republican who questions whether or not Donald …...Read More
We Should Have Real Primaries Every Election and Support the Winner
But There's So Much Content Out There!
I’m very lucky. I know a lot of really smart, interesting people. That’s why I find myself telling a lot of people that I’d love it if they shared their thoughts more often in public. I don’t much care whether they do it in writing, or a newsletter, a podcast …...Read More
The Nicest Place on the Internet
Strava culture is a runner who recently broke 3 hours in the NYC Marathon often giving me “kudos” (Strava’s form of a like) for my three mile round trip bike rides to drop my kid off at school and my casual networking runs with tech founders at the Prospect Park …...Read More
Why It's Good to Be Transactional
When people describe what they hate about networking, they often use the word “transactional” in a negative way. No one likes to sell or be sold anything—or to be only valued for your ability to exchange goods and services right there on the spot. That, however, is a very privileged …...Read More
It's time to leave Twitter.
Two weeks ago, I opened X/Twitter and got pushed an ad for an anti-trans movie produced by PragerU and that was my final straw with this cesspool. I immediately requested my Twitter archive of over 63,000 tweets over 16 and a half years. Not surprisingly, it took nearly two weeks …...Read More
Level Setting and Career Goals for VCs: What level are Midas List VCs actually performing on?
I find level setting to be one of the most difficult things to do around any task or skill. Just how good is good? What are the best people accomplishing? How do you measure it? It comes up a lot with my coaching clients who aspire to be top VCs …...Read More
The Advantage of Having Venture Backed Friends
A founder who has a handful of venture-backed friends—successful ones who have raised multiple rounds of capital and who have grown their companies through different stages—has a huge advantage over one that doesn’t. This group of close connections can not only introduce them to capital but can give strong referrals …...Read More
This is going to be BIG
“Israelis & Palestinians do not deserve the consequences of evil forces that drive those who make decisions, profit from conflict, and push hateful rhetoric that make people lose their consciousness.” This was a very powerful sentiment that I wholeheartedly embrace found in a very difficult to read (warning) Instagram post …...Read More
What Plinko Can Tell Us About Where to Post
Recording audio and/or video can be a huge investment of time, or very little at all. There’s a super wide range here. It can be a highly produced podcast that also posts the live video recordings, or you could just do TikTok selfie videos on your way back from taking …...Read More
How to Ask for Advice and Get People to Commit the Time to Answer
People often ask me for advice on fundraising, generating deal flow, hiring, increasing visibility, triathlons, babies, etc.--a really wide range of stuff. This post isn’t meant as a criticism of anyone for doing so. It’s just meant to share some transparency around how to best get me and, I think, …...Read More
