My kids last day of school was yesterday. I saw both of them reading these two comic books last night. These are definitely parent approved summer reading.
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In Venture Capital (VC): An American History Tom Nicholas writes: “It is often argued that venture capital means investing in three areas: people, technology, and markets…Arthur Rock, a pivotal venture capitalist responsible for some of Silicon Valley’s most influential investments, focused largely on the people side. Tom Perkins, cofounder of Kleiner Perkins, filtered investments through the lens of technology. And Don Valentine, founder of Sequoia Capital, emphasized the importance of market size.”
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Yesterday and today the Context VC team is at the Rice Business - Jones Graduate School of Business for the 9th Veteran Business Battle. It’s the only veteran focused pitch competition run by a veteran student club and it's fantastic!
Read MoreAfter graduate school I moved to San Francisco (SF) for my first civilian job at Pocket. My time at Pocket was a fantastic experience where I learned so much and it was great working with Bill Maris, Nate Weiner, Matt Koidin, Jonathan Bruck, & the team.
Read MoreI have loved music and movies for as long as I can remember. I have listened to Pearl Jam’s first 3 albums (Ten, Vs, Vitalogy) countless times, and remember watching Citizen Kane, Yi Yi, & Casablanca as a teenager and even then realizing that they were special films.
Read MoreI spent part of Thanksgiving weekend planning my travel for the first part of 2023. I’ll be going to #CES2023, #CES, #SXSW, #SXSW2023. Flights and lodging booked. I recommend those who are attending these conferences to book their travel and lodging early & asap given how expensive it is to attend these events.
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First, this is not a paid ad/sponsorship. Second, I am a massive fan of The New Yorker. If you are planning on doing some readings this Thanksgiving weekend, then I recommend the latest New Yorker.
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At Context VC we are big fans and proud to support/back Andrew Wolgemuth and Brian Elliott the two cofounders of Wove who are also United States Military Academy at West Point, US Army, & 75th Ranger Regiment, U.S. Army veterans.
Read MoreAt Context VC we have attended or judged several pitch competitions and have been impressed by the quality and quantity of not just military veteran startups but also the military veteran startup pitch competitions.
Read MoreAt Context VC we have attended or judged several pitch competitions and have been impressed by the quality and quantity of not just military veteran startups but also the military veteran startup pitch competitions.
Read MoreAt Context VC we have attended or judged several pitch competitions and have been impressed by the quality and quantity of not just military veteran startups but also the military veteran startup pitch competitions.
Read MoreI’ve been working on a book on Military Veteran Entrepreneurs and we have finished 12 chapters on 12 entrepreneurs.
Read MoreThe military veteran entrepreneur ecosystem has progressed rapidly over the past few years thanks to nonprofits such as Bunker Labs and Warrior Rising, and the success of many veteran entrepreneurs like Socrates Rosenfeld, A.J. Altman, Mark Frank, Taylor Justice, and many others.
Read MoreIf you have spent any amount of time with me talking about business and life, then you’ve probably heard me mention my "R Rules".
Read MoreAt United States Military Academy at West Point I drank the drink of choice which was branching infantry and at Stanford University Graduate School of Business & Stanford Law School I drank the drink of choice which was startups and venture capital (VC).
Read MoreI’m going to run the Army 10 miler immediately after I post this. I’m not as fast as I was when I was on active duty but I now realize the race I’m actually running is against time and also my own goals/expectations.
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