July 8, 2012
Brad Feld wrote a fantastic post today entitled Too Many Seed Investment Choices. It’s a post that’s been circulating in my head as I’ve met with companies over the past 6 months. The best VCs are the ones that balance Read more…
Business, Emerging Markets, Entrepreneurship, Mobile, Social impact, Technology, Venture Capital, Women
July 16, 2011
As a venture capitalist, I am privy to innovations long before they become mainstream, one of the things I love about my job. But even more exciting is when I see inflection points of adoption — which is why 2011 Read more…
July 1, 2011
When I looked at my inbox this morning, I had emails from six organizations I have advised/worked with over the past couple of years (including Astia and Techstars) announcing their partnership with the White House’s Startup America initiative. And, lest Read more…
July 21, 2010
Last month I sat down with Fox Business News to provide advice to entrepreneurs looking for venture funding. There is visibly more interest in tech entrepreneurship in NYC, which is encouraging to see. Below is a clip of the video. Read more…
July 18, 2010
My twitter stream and email inbox has been full of links to the NY Times article published yesterday — Out of the Loop in Silicon Valley. It is great to see that a conversation is finally evolving on the importance Read more…
July 14, 2010
This weekend I was at a family celebration in New Jersey and spent some time with an uncle who is a chemical engineer by training but also well versed in the Vedas, the ancient Hindu scriptures. So well versed that Read more…
July 28, 2009
Today, The Daily Beast announced a joint venture with Perseus Book Group, with Tina Brown noting that there is “a gap between online writing and full-length books that [is] no longer being fully met by a dwindling market for magazines.” Read more…
July 20, 2009
Just arrived a couple hours ago in Kigali, Rwanda. It’s my first time back in Africa since 1999, when I lived in Dar es Salaam for a summer training women entrepreneurs. As soon as I disembarked from the plane and Read more…
July 9, 2009
In my years in and out of New York City, I have never been more bullish on the entrepreneurial climate in the technology sector here than I am now. Before I get responses detailing the myriad of challenges the city Read more…