July 23, 2017

Thanks for sharing a bit of history of your own town — and for commenting at all.

Thanks for sharing a bit of history of your own town — and for commenting at all. These remarks don’t appear to me as “tone deaf” at all, but as some...

July 21, 2017

Thanks for sharing these resources.

Thanks for sharing these resources. I always enjoy learning about other important ways to educate ourselves about these biases.

July 19, 2017

Thanks for the note, Samantha!

Thanks for the note, Samantha! I love this story. What a great reminder that discovery comes in many forms.

July 18, 2017

Thanks, Ed, for calling out this discrepancy and this pivotal moment in history.

Thanks, Ed, for calling out this discrepancy and this pivotal moment in history. You’re right that I have overlooked this part of the history of VC. ...

July 18, 2017

Thanks for this encouragement and the recommendation; looks like a great read.

Thanks for this encouragement and the recommendation; looks like a great read.

July 18, 2017

The Creation Story of Women in VC

There’s been a lot of press lately about the culture of harassment that’s taking Silicon Valley by storm. Stories of sexism and outrage. Of women rec...

June 15, 2017

If You See Something, Say Something: My New Mantra on Working in Tech

The best part about working in tech is that if something breaks, you have the power to fix it.The worst part about working in tech is that things bre...

June 1, 2017

Fighting Climate Change Through Bottom-Up Community Building

Yes, the U.S. dropped some pretty terrible news on the world today.But coming from a country that’s literally built upon the idea of bottom-up organi...

May 13, 2017

Of hockey games and memory loss: Seeing with beginner’s eyes

How my first ever hockey game jarred me into a moment of clarity about the beauty of seeing things fresh…and how my cousin’s experience with memory l...

April 10, 2017

“You earned 500 EXP!” Playing a real-life RPG in San Francisco

Tl;dr: I just returned from a 5-week trip working out west in the SF startup ecosystem, and I’ve never felt more productive in my life. But at what c...