Rob Go
In search of things new and useful.
In search of things new and useful.
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One of the things I have the privilege to do outside of work is serve on the board of an Christian church in Brookline called Highrock. The church was founded less than 2 years ago, and it’s been a pleasure […]
A lot of folks start their fundraising efforts by targeting their first choice prospect and working down the list. It’s instinctively the most natural thing to do. But unless you are a really good fundraiser and know that the process […]
Quick post today that came to me on the subway. During my time in Venture Capital, I was surprised to see how many “rules” there are that have become gospel in the industry. At the same time, I was surprised […]
Yes! I’m saying it – we are in the early days of an entrepreneurial renaissance in Boston. Even in the wake of TechCrunch Disrupt. Even though every VC that talks about the greatness of New England is doing so from […]
I remember early on in my VC career, I chatted with an entrepreneur turned VC who remarked “as an entrepreneur, time is your enemy. As a VC, time is your friend.” What I think some VC’s mean when they say […]
This is my second post in my product leadership series. Today I’m chatting with Ben Foster, VP product at Opower. For those who don’t know the company, Opower is a fast growing energy efficiency software company that helps utilitiesmotivate consumers to reduce […]
VC’s always talk about the “deals” they have done. The word is thrownaround like crazy and is ingrained into the VC vocabulary (deal flow,deal pipeline, my deals etc). I think “deal” is one of the ugliest words in the business. […]
I’m at a small conference in New York of early stage investors. One of the panels was on alternative early stage models. Tom Keller from TechStars was speaking, and there were some grilling from the audience about the ability for a program like this […]
I’ve been a little slow writing up my most recent product leadership interviews, but will post my next two soon. I’m also thinking about other ways to address the important topic of product leadership. So I’m asking for feedback. What […]