AUM, TAM, and ATM

I had a very weird dream that I had to write down after waking up. It was a little skit, where an entrepreneur (not me!) was pulling a prank on a VC. Why pull a prank? Maybe he already closed the round and was determined to not take money from this particular VC and wanted … Continue reading AUM, TAM, and ATM

Doing One Thing for 10+ Years

I recently listened to a podcast featuring co-founder of a company called Mycoworks. Mycoworks develops products based on mycelium, or in plain English, mushrooms. Their first ~10 years was almost pure R&D with little to no revenue. But now that they’ve nailed down their technology after all those years of R&D, they’re expanding their business … Continue reading Doing One Thing for 10+ Years

Golf vs. Breakfast Meeting

Some people say golf is essential for business and nothing ever beats spending 4+ hours on green together. I think that’s a BS – I would choose a 1 hour breakfast meeting over hearty food, delicious coffee, and quality conversations any day. What matters is a genuine desire to have a meaningful conversation with someone. … Continue reading Golf vs. Breakfast Meeting

AI and Content Creation

The introduction of Dall-E2 and Chat GPT has sparked widespread discussions on how generative AI will impact the content creation and storytelling industries. Obviously there are endless possibilities, but I think one prospect is that AI will ironically drive the growth of human-focused vertical social networks centered around creators and their work — or what … Continue reading AI and Content Creation

Meeting IRL

Just got off a zoom call with a committee on entrepreneurship that I had been newly invited, and towards the end of the call, someone was suggesting the participants go to Mardi Gras this year together for bonding. That was followed by folks sharing their own stories how fun trips and IRL hang-outs in the … Continue reading Meeting IRL

What The Publishing Industry Can Learn From The Four Horsemen

Tapas attended the Digital Book World conference earlier last week. We met with the most brilliant minds pioneering the digital/mobile publishing space especially those present at the Launchpad session. Despite DBW being an a fantastic event, it wasn’t exactly what I had expected as a first time attendee. Given the name of the conference, I was imagining a cross … Continue reading What The Publishing Industry Can Learn From The Four Horsemen