One of the gratifying things about working with CEOs who are developing their skills is to watch how they become stronger and more flexible as their problem solving becomes more sophisticated and situational. This is leadership style and voice. Each successful leader will try out severa...

I have been vocal here that I do not like the term Unicorn to describe highly valued venture-backed startups. Unicorns are mythical creatures that don’t really exist and highly valued venture-backed startups do exist. They might be rare, but they are not fictional. A better word would b...

All spending bills — such as the budget of the United States — must originate in the House of Representatives in accordance with the US Constitution. In many years, the Congress doesn’t do its job in a timely manner. This year doesn’t look much different. We are ...

Spotted an interesting article that attempted to correlate the sales of munchies and states in which marijuana is legal. There are currently eleven states and the District of Columbia wherein recreational marijuana is legal. Thirty-three states and the District of Columbia have approved...

Back in May, during Blockchain Week in NYC, I had the pleasure of interviewing the CEO of our portfolio company Coinbase, Brian Armstrong. We started off talking about their rapidly growing institutional business, but quickly got to talking about everything Coinbase. Brian also gets a que...