A Week in Paradise: Snow & 20 Below :)

February 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 “”

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FJ LABS 2018 Year in Review

January 28, 2019   ·  < 1 min read

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2018: Giving Up and Moving On

January 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 “”

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Khuôn khổ để đưa ra các quyết định quan trọng: Bước 2/4

December 10, 2018   ·  11 min read

Quá trình viết suy nghĩ của bạn ra giấy rất hữu ích vì nó kết tinh suy nghĩ của bạn và có thể cho phép tiềm thức của bạn đưa … Continue reading “Khuôn khổ để đưa ra các quyết định quan trọng: Bước 2/4”

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Khuôn khổ để đưa ra các quyết định quan trọng: Bước 1/4

December 5, 2018   ·  18 min read

Trong cuộc sống dường như có một con đường mặc định khá rõ ràng xét về kỳ vọng của xã hội, cha mẹ và cá nhân: vào đại học, kiếm … Continue reading “Khuôn khổ để đưa ra các quyết định quan trọng: Bước 1/4”

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2018 Holiday Gadget Gift Guide

November 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 “”

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Great Interview & Podcast in Forbes with Alejandro Cremades

November 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 “”

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Far ranging and fun podcast with Meb Faber

October 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 “”

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Summer Book Recommendations

August 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 “”

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Ca ngợi Bagheera

August 9, 2018   ·  < 1 min read

Tôi vô cùng đau buồn khi Bagheera yêu quý của tôi đã qua đời cách đây một năm . Tôi muốn chia sẻ sự tri ân này tới tất cả … Continue reading “Ca ngợi Bagheera”

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Ode aan Bagheera

August 9, 2018   ·  < 1 min read

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Forbes just named me the #1 angel investor in the world :)

August 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 “”

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Lessons Learned Building Online Marketplaces

June 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 “”

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Better lucky than good!

June 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 “”

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Fun podcast in French covering my nerdy youth and much more!

May 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.

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Fun “Ask Me Anything” conversation with Heidi Moore

May 8, 2018   ·  < 1 min read

We covered everything and anything: autonomous cars, crypto, hot trends, failures and much more!

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