Right after OMGPOP released DrawSomething to rave reviews (and traction), I was catching up with my friend Nabeel Hyatt and chatted a bit about the game’s meteoric rise.  I joked that the success was eerily well timed with him joining Spark as a Venture Partner, although of course, the development of the game was well [...]

We have our NextView 2013 Annual meeting this afternoon. I blocked off the morning expecting to have to do a bunch of last minute preparation, but everything seems to be pretty much ready to go.  If you are an entrepreneur and are unfamiliar with these, think of it as a board meeting, but with more [...]

I’ve been using the days.am app for a few months now. (Full disclosure, I’m an investor in their parent company, Wander). It’s a beautiful, visual diary that allows you to capture life “unfiltered”.  You can read more about the thinking behind the product here. It’s been a fun app to play with, and one that [...]

Last night I attended a really fun event called the NEVY’s put on by the New England Venture Capital Association.  It was a wonderful showcase of all the great companies, people, and investors that have helped the Boston technology market come roaring back in recent months and years. It was fun to attend, and I [...]

I was born in the Philippines and lived the first 17 years of my life in Manila and in Hong Kong. It occurred to me that this year marks the year that I have lived in the United States longer than I have lived anywhere else combined. It’s kind of crazy. I have a lot [...]