A (Brief) Update And A Decision
Here's what's going on on my end!
Hello Founders,
I hope everyone is doing well today! It’s been a while, and I’d like to explain my absence and where the content is.
Where did I go?
I’ve been busy slogging through the fall semester of my EC year at HBS. It’s overall just as busy as RC year, but I’m spending my time mostly where I want to with classes, social life, and professional pursuits.
Overall, I’m pretty happy with how things went. There’s a ton to talk about, but I want to focus on one activity this semester: the VCPE Club Alumni Fireside Chat Series.
Most subscribers don’t know this, but I am the VP of Alumni for the HBS Venture Capital & Private Equity Club on campus and the Chief Marketing Officer of the HBS Entrepreneurship Club.
My hands are full between these two clubs, and I am the Head of Platform & Senior Investor at General Catalyst Venture Fellows (formerly known as Rough Draft Ventures).
But the Alumni Fireside Chat Series I’ve hosted throughout EC fall has been the most rewarding. Roughly every other week, I would interview a Partner-level or above investor at a local Boston-area VC firm for about an hour.
Here’s a list of everyone I’ve moderated or hosted on campus this semester:
Richard Dulude, Co-Founder and General Partner of Underscore VC
Ellen Chisa, Partner of boldstart ventures.
David Beisel, Co-Founder and General Partner of Nextview Ventures
David Jegen, Managing Partner of F-Prime Capital
David Frankel, Managing Partner of Founder Collective
As you can see, every interviewee is a heavy hitter on that list! It’s been great to build personal connections with each VC and represent the Club officially. I’ve learned a ton from each conversation, and I hope to share a few insights here and there on F2F at some point.
I aim to do more of these interviews next semester.
So yeah, these Fireside Chats took up much of my time, but they were well spent!
Where is the content I promised?
Well, this is where things get a little sad. The truth is that the content has been drafted, and many posts are ready to be released (sans minor edits).
But I’ve kept them in the vault.
Why?
The easy excuse was that I was too busy. And it’s true, I was! But it’s not the whole, transparent explanation.
I’ve lost confidence in my writing. I no longer know if anyone cares or wants to read what I think about startups and venture capital.
It’s sad, but it’s the truth. Now, more than ever, I have the strongest urge not to publish what I think online anymore.
I’m trying to resist the urge of not sharing my thoughts so I can keep my word to you all. Maybe this will help rebuild my confidence in myself and my writing.
Right now, I’m on break. I’m resting and relaxing in preparation for my final semester of school.
Also, I’ve decided on what will happent to F2F for this next chapter of my life.
I’ll share more come January 1st.
Until then, I’ll start publishing like I used to.
Thanks,
Soda