Some of the most useful things I’ve learned are insights from the core of economics. Opportunity cost. Do x, and you can’t do y. Every positive choice is a choice to give up something else. Decisions matter – we should think harder about what forego when we spend our time or money in one way rather than another. Incentives. Incentives …
Confessions of a Venture Capitalist
If not confessions, at least some lessons learned. What did I learn from my years founding and running a venture capital business? Be – or get – completely comfortable saying ‘no’ – again and again and again. Very good is very rare. It’s true of public markets; it’s many times truer for startups and growth firms. To find one investable …
Context – What Is Executive Coaching?
As context, a (very) brief overview of what coaching is might be useful. Reality Coaching doesn’t have “coachees’, it has clients. Coaching is not something done by a coach to someone else, it’s relational. In other words, coaching is what happens between coach and client. A good coach helps clients close the gap between performance and potential. Being coached doesn’t …



