A Week in Paradise: Snow & 20 Below :)
février 12, 2019 · 2 min read
I am very grateful my parents introduced me to skiing when I was young and that I was able to practice it extensively growing up. It’s a little-known fact that … Continue reading « »
2018: Giving Up and Moving On
janvier 15, 2019 · 8 min read
The title reflects my most important life lesson of 2018: I gave up and moved from two personally important projects I pursued for the last 6 years. Back in 2012, … Continue reading « »
Un cadre pour prendre des décisions importantes : Étape 2/4
décembre 10, 2018 · 9 min read
Le fait de mettre vos pensées sur papier est utile car cela cristallise votre pensée et peut permettre à votre subconscient de trouver la bonne réponse dans les jours, les … Continuer la lecture de « Un cadre pour prendre des décisions importantes : Étape 2/4 »
Un cadre pour prendre des décisions importantes : Étape 1/4
décembre 5, 2018 · 15 min read
Dans la vie, il semble y avoir un chemin par défaut assez clair en termes d’attentes sociétales, parentales et personnelles : aller à l’université, trouver un emploi, se marier, avoir … Continuer la lecture de « Un cadre pour prendre des décisions importantes : Étape 1/4 »
2018 Holiday Gadget Gift Guide
novembre 23, 2018 · 5 min read
All my recommendations from last year’s 2017 Holiday Gadget Gift Guide still hold, so if you are in the market for a notebook, TV, headset or Webcam just refer to … Continue reading « »
Great Interview & Podcast in Forbes with Alejandro Cremades
novembre 7, 2018 · 35 min read
I had the pleasure of running into Alejandro Cremades at the latest Founders Forum in New York. As luck would have it, he had prepared the angel investor ranking for … Continue reading « »
Far ranging and fun podcast with Meb Faber
octobre 1, 2018 · 44 min read
I had the pleasure of chatting with Meb Faber, co-founder and the Chief Investment Officer of Cambria Investment Management. He normally covers public market investing which led to a fun … Continue reading « »
Summer Book Recommendations
août 22, 2018 · 2 min read
I received numerous requests for book recommendations in the last few weeks. The rise in the mercury clearly correlates with an increase in reading under umbrellas on the beach. Here … Continue reading « »
Ode à Bagheera
août 9, 2018 · < 1 min read
À mon grand regret, mon Bagheera bien-aimé est décédé il y a un an. Je voulais partager cet hommage à l’amour et au bonheur qu’elle a apportés à ma vie. … Continuer la lecture de « Ode à Bagheera »
Forbes just named me the #1 angel investor in the world :)
août 6, 2018 · < 1 min read
They counted publicly recorded investments and exits to make their ranking. Admittedly they are not the best metrics. Number of investments only shows how prolific I am, not how good … Continue reading « »
Lessons Learned Building Online Marketplaces
juin 25, 2018 · < 1 min read
I had the pleasure of being invited to be the closing keynote speaker at the Global Online Marketplaces Summit in Miami. I presented how FJ Labs evaluates marketplaces we invest … Continue reading « »
Better lucky than good!
juin 4, 2018 · 3 min read
FJ Labs just had its best exit ever with Zynga’s acquisition of Gram Games for $250 million, yielding a 75x multiple in cash upfront, not including escrow and earnout payments … Continue reading « »
Fun podcast in French covering my nerdy youth and much more!
mai 14, 2018 · < 1 min read
I had the pleasure of chatting with Matthieu Stefani about my origin story as a young Sheldon Cooper 🙂 iOS users should download episode 32 in the app store.
Fun “Ask Me Anything” conversation with Heidi Moore
mai 8, 2018 · < 1 min read
We covered everything and anything: autonomous cars, crypto, hot trends, failures and much more!
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