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Jun 9, 2021

Partnering with AllHere

It’s not easy to contact your child’s school to get the help you need to ensure your child’s attendance. The best way to get your questions answered is to call, and calling only works during business hours, which is a significant barrier for working parents. Even if you call, the…

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Partnering with AllHere
Partnering with AllHere

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Jan 27, 2021

My New Path: Spero Ventures

I’m delighted to announce that Shripriya Mahesh and I are partnering to lead a new $123MM fund at Spero Ventures. I can’t say enough good things about Shripriya. I see in her a remarkable balance of product expertise, optimistic futurism, and empathetic leadership. Shripriya’s execution as global head of product…

Venture Capital

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My New Path: Spero Ventures
My New Path: Spero Ventures
Venture Capital

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Mar 16, 2019

Next Chapter

After 9 years with the firm, I’ve decided to leave Spark Capital. It’s not a decision I make lightly, as Spark is an incredible firm, filled with talented, kind people. I’m deeply grateful for the time they have invested in allowing me to apprentice in this industry and for giving…

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Aug 22, 2018

Our Investment in Nylas

The data inside of mailboxes, calendars, and contacts is incredibly rich. Many people treat their inboxes as mostly unstructured operating systems for their day to day lives. I’ll speak for myself (and I am not unique) in saying my inbox is my todo list, ad hoc file repository, and gateway…

Email

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Our Investment in Nylas
Our Investment in Nylas
Email

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Aug 10, 2018

Atrium Panel on Raising Series A

The folks at Atrium were kind enough to host me on a panel alongside Justin Kan (Atrium), Zach Perret (Plaid), and Niko Bonatsos (General Catalyst) moderated by Lisa Han (Atrium) last night. …

Venture Capital

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Atrium Panel on Raising Series A
Atrium Panel on Raising Series A
Venture Capital

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Mar 30, 2018

Ready Player One Review

Spark Capital hosted a Ready Player One viewing party last night in SF. It was a really fun event. I caught up with friends and meet a few new faces. A big thanks to Rachael and Dominique at Spark for organizing. I am a huge fan of Ernest Cline’s book…

Film

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Ready Player One Review
Ready Player One Review
Film

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Nov 7, 2017

Panorama Education’s New Round

Panorama Education has news today. They raised $16MM in a Series B led by Emerson Collective. Ross Jensen has joined the board from Emerson Collective, and I look forward to working with Ross, along with co-founders Aaron Feuer and Xan Tanner and the rest of the amazing Panorama team on…

Education

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Panorama Education’s New Round
Panorama Education’s New Round
Education

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Nov 7, 2017

The Road to Carta

eShares is announcing a rebrand today. The company is now called Carta. I love this name. It’s tight, concise, two strong syllables, that feels good on the tongue. The etymology of Carta is paper and maps. Paper we replace, so a web service that evokes paper sounds right to me…

Startup

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Startup

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Jul 19, 2017

Our Investment in Particle

When Spark is exploring opportunities to partner with entrepreneurs who are building businesses focused on the enterprise market, we get excited when the product experience lights up our pattern recognition we have built up from our consumer investing experience. In consumer tech the product needs to be able to stand…

IoT

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Our Investment in Particle
Our Investment in Particle
IoT

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Apr 12, 2017

Monte Carlo Simulation of Sales Pipeline Projected Yield

I have partnered with a number of B2B software companies on behalf of Spark, and in each board meeting for these companies we review the sales pipeline. We look at the top deals in the pipeline and their likelihood to close. …

Sales

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Monte Carlo Simulation of Sales Pipeline Projected Yield
Monte Carlo Simulation of Sales Pipeline Projected Yield
Sales

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