It is easy to analyze the WeWork debacle and diagnose a case of certain investors mistaking a real estate business for a tech company. It is equally easy to point the finger at Adam Neuman, WeWork’s founder and ex-CEO, for bungling the market opportunity through...
Over the weekend, I attended a wedding reception in Bangalore and stopped off in Dubai on the way back. Spending time in these large eastern megacities always reminds me there is a growing convergence among the global consumer class. This increasingly urban class desires the...
Even in a time of widespread overvaluation and non-tech companies masquerading as tech companies, WeWork has always struck me as a concerning outlier. This concern became much more personal a couple years ago when the We family aggressively tried to acquire one of our portfolio companies. At...
Our theme for this year, as expounded at our summit this past week, is resilience. If you read the story of any successful entrepreneur, you will find that resilience is required of and displayed by him or her on many occasions. As Jack Ma likes...
On my last visit to Dubai, I took a couple hours to explore Iranian galleries. I was immediately enchanted by the aineh-kari (mirror work) of Monir Farmanfarmaian, an incredibly talented and prolific Iranian artist. Her work reminded me of fine Indian artisanry but in a medium I...
Ben Waber, co-founder and CEO of our portfolio company Humanyze, was live on CNBC today. I enjoyed hearing speak about the need for companies to use more data for people-related decisions. In particular, I was happy to see CNBC focusing on privacy and how Humanyze ensures...
One of my first investments was ClassPass, back in 2011. Techstars NY's Demo Day was approaching and at least 3 people told me I had to meet this fellow MIT alum, Payal Kadakia. I was soon introduced. I met Payal at a Starbucks - she...
Bio-IT World is happening right now - it's one of the premier conferences showcasing advances in the intersection of life sciences and IT. Our company PetaGene, from Cambridge in the UK, just won its 3rd straight "Best in Show" award for its new security product. "Our...
Today was my 200th straight day working out. For some this will seem a trivial accomplishment but it is a big deal for me! It is the result of very strict discipline I have imposed on myself. Last year I started realizing that every day I...
What a moment it was on Sunday to witness Tiger roll that final putt in. I'll admit - I'm not a big golf fan. I find the sport rather boring on the whole and certainly have no interest in playing the game. But, a champion...