FOA Angel series #2: Look for the Golden Triangle
This excerpt is serialized from a whitepaper titled Angel Investing for Single Family Offices by The Family Office Association. Those looking for talesRead More
Angel Series #1: If you were capable of inventing Faceb
This excerpt is serialized from a whitepaper titled Angel Investing for Single Family Offices by The Family Office Association and Vaux les Ventures.Read More
The Black Widow and 9 Ball taught me lots about startup
I once beat Janet Lee, the famous black widow, at nine ball in a giant exhibition. * ** While you’ll have to read toRead More
And you? Kids? Insha’allah…
I was deep in the desert of Wadi Rum, sharing a pile of sand and a starry night while a curry dinner was cookingRead More
True or False. Life or Death. What do you believe in?
I got this from a recent sermon. It works for start ups. Belief is only really real when true or false means life orRead More
Been a Spencer all my life. And the situation is likely
Back in the day, commoners would from time to time approach the lord of the manor and “claim kin”, hoping to reap someRead More
Entrepreneurs can learn a lot by watching U2. Listening
People that witnessed my hoarse performance at this week’s Young Start Up Panel learned I had spent the previous night at U2 show. AndRead More
Brave new world: Mobile’s tectonic affect
News of Mojiva closing a $25M round just a few years after starting up brought a rush of high five from peers, roundsRead More
Let’em crash: Unsolicited advice on being a kid,
I learned a few things about entrepreneurship from my buddy Dave Buckenheimer and my RollFast Wing bike — but bear with me first: this isRead More