How to Deal with Pure Recruiting Mistakes

One of the unavoidable realities of building a startup is having to fire people.

In a normal business you can often sweep bad performers under the rug and not deal with them. When you have millions or billions of dollars of revenue…

On Launching a Brand — Upfront Ventures Four Months In

Nearly four months ago we rebranded at Upfront Ventures. You can watch the video below for a very brief overview of why we rebranded and where we see our place in the VC ecosystem along with what has changed in our industry.

What am I Thankful for This Year?

2013 has proved to be a wild year. Companies being created has continued to go up dramatically making managing dealflow nearly impossible.

Thank you to Tasha for helping to keep me sane by managing the onslaught of meeting requests, board…