To see things differently requires you to be wired a little differently.
When my dad was in Vietnam, we lost a parent for a year. Thank God we didn't lose a parent for good.
Profiles aren't journalism.
I would like to reiterate that I don't want any profiles of me. I am not newsworthy.
Venture capitalists are professional money managers. We are provided capital to invest as long as we can return it to our investors with a strong return in a reasonable amount of time. A strong return is three times cash on cash. A reasonable amount of time is ten years max.
Early in a startup, product decisions should be hunch driven. Later on, product decisions should be data driven.