How to Configure Your Startup Team

I am fond of quoting that about 70% of my investment decision of an early-stage company is the team. My rationale is simple: everything goes wrong and only great teams can respond to competitors, markets, funding environments, staff departures, PR disasters and the…

Beware of Ballers on a Budget

The other day I was at a Mercedes dealership.

Why You Shouldn’t Launch Your Startup at a Major Tech Event

It’s February now. That means a slew of companies will be preparing to launch their new products or announcing their companies at the annual SXSW conference in Austin, Texas.

Announcing a Deal I’ve Wanted to Talk About for a Year

Let me not bury the lede. I’m super excited to announce that GRP Partners led the investment in Ethan Anderson’s new company MyTime (link has LA-based merchants but will give you a good feel for the product).

The Most Interesting Online Video Trend

This article originally appeared on TechCrunch.

By now many of you know the Harlem Shake but what you may not appreciate is the broader trend behind the video and it has mirrored my general views on how TV will work in the future