Tensions between stars and publishers
The agents for Maria Sharapova and LeBron James have come to class the last couple days to talk about the power dynamics in endorsement deals. Common »
Things happen for a reason
While it's hard to receive bad news, I try to remind myself that things happen for a reason and that they can often be blessings in »
Trying not to get too excited
Usually I try to keep myself from getting too excited about upcoming events, products, releases, etc ... I strongly prefer feeling things are better than anticipated instead »
Three shooting stars
On family trips to Sea Ranch, my dad told my brother and me that rules were different from San Francisco. We weren't allowed to go to »
Zip ties
People make fun of me for carrying zip ties in my backpack. Until today, most of the situations I offer as times that they would be »
Pay-to-play provisions
Today we talked about pay-to-play provisions in VC term sheets. These provisions require investors to invest in subsequent financing rounds or risk having their current preferred »
Alternating paying for dinner
When I go to dinner with some friends, each of us pays for exactly what we ordered. With other friends, we split the bill evenly even »
Key to engaging coffee chats
I've enjoyed catching up with friends about their summer adventures and meeting new students on campus. Often we'll "meet for coffee" (even though I »
Deliver bad news early
As someone who quickly rips off band-aids, I prefer getting bad news over with, especially on the receiving end. Perplexingly, I find it easy to procrastinate »
Why are financials released quarterly?
Why are financials for public companies released quarterly? My guess is this started for practical reasons when updating balance sheets, income statements, and cash flow statements »