Pinned’22 Summer Update @ Koa LabsIt’s been a great 7+ months @ Koa as we’ve written our last checks for Fund 2 which consists of $7.5M+ invested in 40 fantastic startups & mission driven entrepreneurs. …4 min read4 min read
Feb 9Piction Health Virtual Dermatology ClinicPiction Health helps you get quick, easy access to expert dermatology care within two days. We are now open in New Hampshire and Connecticut, and are now accepting new patients. If you have a hair, nail or skin concern, and don’t want to wait months to see a dermatologist, simply visit pictionhealth.com Click on “Get Care Now” Answer some simple questions Upload 3 photos of your hair, skin, or nail issueDermatology1 min readDermatology1 min read
Jan 25Mike Stonebraker, PhD : “Make cleaning data everyone’s job”Mike Stonebraker, PhD : “Make cleaning data everyone’s job” Guest post below by my trusted colleague, friend & Co-Founder @ Tamr & Mike Stonebraker, PhD — great advice: The cornerstone of data-driven enterprises is clean, integrated data. It’s just that simple. …Data2 min readData2 min read
Jan 25Data Products as Key Asset in the Modern Digital EnterpriseDigital transformations are more important than ever before. But as countless enterprise leaders have learned, when they do not build a data-driven culture centered on managing data as an asset, their efforts are hardly transformative. At Tamr we’ve seen companies make significant strides over the past decade, but many still…Data3 min readData3 min read
Jan 14Recycling ReturnsGreat post by Laura Thompson @ Sapphire Ventures here. This is pretty much the philosophy I’ve been using for the past 15+ years at Koa. I was originally inspired by evergreen private equity funds such as General Atlantic.Seed Investment1 min readSeed Investment1 min read
Dec 27, 2022Hey Jane in 2022As an investor in mission driven startups I have the priviledge to work with some amazing entrepreneurs. One of the most remarkable people that I’ve had the privilege to work with over the past few years is Kiki Freedman @ Hey Jane. …Womens Health2 min readWomens Health2 min read
Dec 18, 2022Nelson Mandela, Capital Efficiency & Early Stage Companies in 2023“Like the gardener, a leader must take responsibility for what he cultivates; he must mind his work, try to repel enemies, preserve what can be preserved, and eliminate what cannot succeed.” Nelson Mandela I recently had the fortune to visit Robben Island in Cape Town South Africa as part of…Startup2 min readStartup2 min read
Sep 23, 2022“Quiet Double Dipping”Over the past year I’ve started to hear about an interesting trend. I’m calling this trend “Quiet Double Dipping”. I don’t have a ton of empirical evidence yet — but have enough anecdotal evidence to write this post and see if anyone else has experienced this trend. …Employment2 min readEmployment2 min read
Sep 7, 2022Digitizing Smell: Using Molecular Maps to Understand OdorThe world of odor is immense, research suggests that the human olfactory bulb may be able to distinguish more than a trillion odors. Alex Wiltschko, Richard Gerkin and the team at Google have achieved a remarkable feat by mapping the scent of molecules and digitizing the sense of smell. By…Artificial Intelligence1 min readArtificial Intelligence1 min read
Aug 9, 2022Hack Your BureaucracyThroughout my many tours of duty I have always worked hard to move quickly and cut through bureaucracy. This was especially true of my tour of duty at the Novartis Institute for Biomedical Research (NIBR)where I was responsible for Global Software & Data Engineering. I spent a bunch of time…Beaurocracy2 min readBeaurocracy2 min read
