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Innovation for Humanity In my last blog post, I spoke about some of the challenges facing entrepreneurs and the investment gap in the Netherlands, as well as…

Does the best innovation in the world come from Silicon Valley? For sure, many good things happen here.  But if you saw my last blog on diversity,…

In 2018, my investment strategy was geared mostly towards angel and seed investments, as my true passion is mentoring entrepreneurs. And to extend on that, I became…

I expect 2019 will be a big year for IPOs. Unicorns are coming to market and ready to go public. If Lyft and Uber are successful offerings,…

Welcome to 2019. However, let’s pause a moment to reflect on the previous year. 2018 was a pivotal year for the tech industry and surprisingly for me…

Over the past few years you would have to be living under a rock to not hear the cries on the world stage for more diversity in…

I had the privilege of speaking at the StageDotO event in Seattle a couple of weeks ago. While there, I spent some time with my co-panelist, John…

Earlier this month, I worked on an international deal that was very complex. The board was comprised of members from different countries who spoke different languages and…

Once a year, I meet with the entrepreneurs of Neal’s Running Start for an in-depth check-in. Last year, everyone came to the US for a long weekend…

The University of Washington kindly asked me to give the commencement speech for the Information Management Systems Masters program. This is my third commencement speech with the UW,…