I was speaking with a colleague last week about what typically goes through the mindset of a founder and about the crazy journey that is entrepreneurship. He brought up a saying he had heard from a founder a while back that stuck with him. This founder summed up the process of building something from scratch … Continue reading Confidence Games

A quick look at successful companies in the startup ecosystem will uncover what looks like family trees of generations of entrepreneurs that supported the next generation and significantly stacked the odds in their favor. As tech and innovation become more widespread, it's important to consider just how powerful these "mafias" are as predictors of success … Continue reading Tech Mafias

Source Last week at the Human Ventures annual retreat, our very own Peter Shallard walked our team through the VUCA framework and why it's important for us as builders and investors. The framework was developed in the 1980s by Warren Bennis and Burt Nanus and has been used in military education and executive management. As … Continue reading The VUCA Framework