Investing in Yourself

I gave a brief talk at Slush 2013 on “Taking Care of Yourself”, (slides here). Slush is just around the corner, so I’ve stopped to reflect on which of these

Effortless Experiences

Ahead of the Apple Watch event, I thought I’d take a minute to lay out what it is I’m thinking about these days, what types of companies I’m looking for right

Top 5 Apps of 2014

5. Evernote – It just keeps getting better. Simple UI for a complex app. Across all platforms. 4. Carousel –  not that the app is mind-blowingly great, but if you

How to get a job in Venture Capital

I get asked this question a *lot*. I wrote a post about it back in 2006 on the topic that I could point people to, but it looks a little

Investing in Grand Cru

Following my previous posts on why I decided to make any given investment, I thought I’d share briefly why I decided to make an investment into the gaming space –

3 Traits of Successful Founders

Last week I was asked what I look for in Founders/CEOs by some LPs (limited partners, the people that actually give VCs the money they invest). I gave them three

Women and Tech

Women and Tech. It’s an area that’s been getting a lot of attention lately- especially the conversation around Twitter’s board. I realized a few months ago that Qualcomm Ventures has

Investing in Rockpack

Earlier this summer, I posted on why I led our investment in Wrapp. I promised as part of that post to circle back around with a post on a seed

Migrating your Photos to Dropbox

I’ve recently migrated my entire photo collection to Dropbox, and thought I’d share my thoughts on the experience. First, photos are such precious parts of our lives, if you don’t

Investing in Wrapp

As part of an ongoing effort to be more transparent and open about venture and investing, I thought I’d set out a few reasons for why I led the effort