With the combination of dramatically reduced costs (e.g. free ticket!) and the incredible generosity of a few friends, I’ve reached my goal! Exceeded it, in fact, with plenty of time to spare. Thank you so much to all the wonderful … Continue reading
No, I haven’t reached my target yet… but it has gotten a whole lot easier. After starting to fundraise, I sent another email to Geraldine Le Meur, who is organizing Le Web, explaining that I was trying to raise money … Continue reading
Update: Thanks to the generosity of Geraldine Le Meur, I have revised down my fundraising goal! Hello friends! My dream is to improve the world through technology, internet, entrepreneurship, and finance – and I am sitting on an incredible opportunity … Continue reading
In establishing a VC fund at USC, my partners and I are constantly asked about how we want to invest. Inevitably, we are asked about debt. I suspect it is even more frequent for us because “socially conscious” startups are … Continue reading
Next spring, I’m expecting to join the Marshall Case Team (MCT), which travels the world competing in case competitions on behalf of USC Marshall. Why? For me, it’s simple: mental models. There are a million other reasons to join MCT … Continue reading
Bouncing from a $12mm to $-4mm net worth and back, leading Google’s stealth data center grab, and ultimately becoming a venture capitalist, Chris Sacca is one of the most fascinating people I have encountered online. He was recently featured on … Continue reading
Since reading Mark Suster’s post, Explaining FNAC: Feature, Not a Company, I’ve been thinking about the concept of feature vs. company as well as Skype’s acquisition of GroupMe more. Then, finally, I think it clicked. There are two things at … Continue reading
A lot of venture capitalists out there maintain blogs, but very few of them consistently produce compelling, must-read content. But I have encountered an important exception: Mark Suster, a general partner at GRP Partners in Los Angeles. His blog, Both … Continue reading
Between finishing my dream internship and spending a semester in Milan, I can only think about one thing… the budding venture capital fund at USC. This is a project I started about five months ago. A socially conscious, early-stage investment … Continue reading