Sarah
Startup trek, episode 17: Home Soil
Season 1, episode 17, "Home Soil" Lesson: real-time language translation tools will be incredibly valuable This post is part of my...
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Angel investor, founder, coach, and early-stage VC. Former startup person, even more former lawyer. Fan of sci-fi, free speech, weightlifting, gaming, and the Enneagram. Based in New England but working remotely.
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Sarah
Feb 14, 20193 min
Startup trek, episode 16: When The Bough Breaks
Season 1, episode 16, "When The Bough Breaks" Lesson: great leaders inspire their teams to pull off the impossible This post is part of...
Sarah
Feb 12, 20193 min
Startup trek, episode 15: Too Short a Season
Season 1, episode 15, "Too Short a Season" Lesson: the secret to aging reversal may lie in our DNA This post is part of my ongoing quest...
Sarah
Feb 2, 20192 min
Startup trek, episode 14: 11001001
Season 1, episode 14, “11001001" Lesson: ask for forgiveness, not permission This post is part of my ongoing quest to watch every...
Sarah
Jan 27, 20193 min
Startup trek, episode 13: Angel One
Season 1, episode 13, “Angel One” Lesson: dress for the culture of the people you're meeting This post is part of my ongoing quest to ...
Sarah
Jan 6, 20195 min
Startup trek, episode 12: Datalore
Season 1, episode 12, “Datalore” Lesson: people's facial expressions will tell you more than words This post is part of my ongoing quest...
Sarah
Dec 31, 20183 min
Startup trek episode 11: The Big Goodbye
Season 1, episode 11, “The Big Goodbye” Lesson: take entertainment breaks from work to be more productive This post is part of my ongoing...
Sarah
Dec 31, 201810 min
17 tips to crush your 2019 reading goal (which I used to read 100+ books this year)
I read 103 books in 2018. That was 30,851 pages across roughly 2 books a week, averaging 300 pages each. You may be thinking that I loaf...
Sarah
Dec 29, 20182 min
Startup trek, episode 10: Haven
Season 1, episode 10, "Haven" Lesson: respect your employees' personal choices This post is part of my ongoing quest to watch every...
Sarah
Dec 19, 20185 min
Startup trek, episode 9: Hide and Q
Season 1, episode 9, "Hide and Q" Lesson: games can be effective tools for quickly understanding people This post is part of my ongoing...
Sarah
Dec 10, 20183 min
Startup trek, episode 8: The Battle
Season 1, episode 8, "The Battle" Lesson: simulated audio and video are entering a step change This post is part of my ongoing quest to...
Sarah
Dec 8, 20183 min
Startup trek episode 7: Justice
Season 1, episode 7: "Justice" Lesson: make your point up front; don't babble This post is part of my ongoing quest to watch every...
Sarah
Dec 5, 20183 min
Startup trek episode 6: Lonely Among Us
Season 1, episode 6, "Lonely Among Us" Lesson: trust your gut when it tells you something's off about a person The Enterprise...
Sarah
Dec 2, 20183 min
Startup trek, episode 5: Where No One Has Gone Before
Season 1, episode 5: "Where No One Has Gone Before" Lesson: don't disregard employees' input just because they're junior This post is...
Sarah
Dec 1, 20183 min
Startup trek, episode 4: The Last Outpost
Season 1, episode 4, "The Last Outpost" Lesson: Have parity of video chat on business calls (most of the time) This post is part of my...
Sarah
Nov 25, 20184 min
Startup trek, episode 3: Code of Honor
Season 1, episode 3, "Code of Honor" Lesson: realistic haptic feedback is essential for a true augmented reality simulation This post is...
Sarah
Nov 25, 20183 min
Startup trek episode 2: The Naked Now
Season 1, episode 2, "The Naked Now" Lesson: Bad shit happens when people get hammered at company parties This post is part of my ongoing...
Sarah
Nov 18, 20183 min
Startup trek episode 1: Encounter at Farpoint
Season 1, episode 1, "Encounter at Farpoint" Lesson: Bring on a good COO to complement the CEO early on This post is part of my ongoing...
Sarah
Nov 14, 20182 min
Startup Trek: to boldly go where no VC has gone before
Star Trek... the final frontier. I'm a fan of scifi--movies, shows, books, video games--but I've never seen a season of Star Trek. It...
Sarah
Sep 10, 201820 min
The real reasons why a VC passed on your startup
Originally published on Forbes in multiple parts. Part 1 here. You’re more likely hear about the companies that venture capitalists said...
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If you're building something that feels like it's out of a scifi novel, I will probably love it. Tough, tech-heavy ideas are my thing. E.g., robotics, AR/VR, gaming, and the future of consumer health.
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