A VC in Vacationland
Seeking the next gen supply chain technology breakthroughs
recent posts
- The Role of Generative AI in Supply Chain Investment Strategies
- AI’s Impact on Supply Chain Investment Strategies
- The ‘New Normal’ is now the ‘No Normal’ in Supply Chains
- SRR—Sustainability, Resilience, Risk Management: The Latest Supply Chain Buzzwords & Investment Opportunities
- 3PLs–Investing in the Next Generation of Outsourced Supply Chain Solutions
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Category: Venture Capital
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A lot of people have Blogged this site recently. With good reason, as it is one the best information sources for entrepreneurs on the web . And the neat part? It’s FREE! The site contains valuable information for first time or any time entrepreneurs. http://edcorner.stanford.edu/ Take a minute to check it out, or forward it…
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I have had a few life or death moments in the past, none quite a scary as being with my entire family–kids, grandkids, brothers and sisters, and about 150 other people, many of them friends,off the New England coast last weekend in a small ferry headed for a vacation on an island in a bad…
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I have the greatest respect for Fred Wilson at Union Square Ventures. I read his Blog postings daily. He and his partners are fond of publishing erudite VC Blogs on "The VC Cliche of the Week". Their postings often violate the promise I made to my readers in my initial Blog in early 2006. For…
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I have recently run into a number of DIY entrepreneurs. These are "do it yourself" people who fervently believe in their ideas, business models and roll out strategy, to the point where other opinions are deemed negative vibe or destructive. Give me a break. Why did you call me in the first place? Do you…
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One of my good friends, Art Mesher, CEO of Descartes Systems (and a great turnaround story in the supply chain software world) is fond of expressing his feelings towards the merger and acquisition space as wanting to "be the diner, not the dinner". This advise should be taken to heart by all entrepreneurs. If you…
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I recently added a widget linking one of my investments to my Blog, the Tumri Corner Store. Cool gadgets will circulate for your perusal and purchase. If you do purchase anything, all the "pay for performance" $$$’s I will earn will go to Blue Orchard, the micro finance investment fund where 10% of my venture…
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A fellow board member and friend of mine, Randall Pittman, Chairman of Chatham Capital Corporation and Forest Health Services, has an interesting piece of advice useful in many situations facing entrepreneurs. At critical junctures in deals, whether selling or buying companies or products and services, he urges his teams to "find the Big No" and…
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Along with hundreds of my fellow retired partners, I recently received a copy of The History of Accenture. This privately published book is a retrospective look at the development of the information technology consulting business from the perspective of one of it’s most successful players. I was proud to be a partner of Andersen Consulting/Accenture…
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Why Blog? The Blog world has numerous, very insightful venture capitalists who provide all sorts of useful information on key technology trends, new companies (usually well after they have invested in them) and most frequently, lots of unsolicited advice for fledgling entrepreneurs. Does the world need one more? The answer is yes and no. What…
A VC in Vacationland 