We successfully held our first meetup of my newsletter subscribers, with over 40 attendees. Thank you for coming and spending time together.
The picture above doesn't include everyone as we forgot to take a proper group picture. My absolute gratitude for our collective meditation and the debate about the difficulties of being a person of virtue in today's world. It takes true effort to be a modern stoic and I salute all of you. Let's improve together.
Only one woman showed up, which was disappointing (thank you, Isa!). I hope we have more diversity in future gatherings.
As agreed, all the proceeds were donated to Mansão do Caminho, a Spiritist center located in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.
As I read Nassim Taleb's Skin in the Game, I ponder about the need to have skin in the game to build something valuable, enduring, and long-lasting.
Quickly I realized that time management is a crucial part of being a good VC. Being “default to yes” is a poor strategy. Focus is key.
Most that have achieved enormous success did not conform. All great founders are well-mannered misfits. None of the founders we back are ordinary people.
