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Angel investor, founder, coach, and early-stage VC. Former startup person, even more former lawyer. Fan of sci-fi, free speech, weightlifting, gaming, and the Enneagram. Based in New England but working remotely.
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Sarah
Feb 3, 20204 min read
Startup trek, episode 38: Elementary, Dear Data
Season 2, episode 3, "Elementary, Dear Data" Lesson: only talk in a meeting if you have something useful to say This post is part of my...
Sarah
Dec 29, 20193 min read
Startup Trek, episode 26: The Child
Season 2, episode 1: “The Child" Lesson: the best way to understand a group of people is to immerse yourself in them (e.g., user testing)...
Sarah
Dec 8, 20183 min read
Startup trek episode 7: Justice
Season 1, episode 7: "Justice" Lesson: make your point up front; don't babble This post is part of my ongoing quest to watch every...
Sarah
Dec 5, 20183 min read
Startup trek episode 6: Lonely Among Us
Season 1, episode 6, "Lonely Among Us" Lesson: trust your gut when it tells you something's off about a person The Enterprise...
Sarah
Dec 2, 20183 min read
Startup trek, episode 5: Where No One Has Gone Before
Season 1, episode 5: "Where No One Has Gone Before" Lesson: don't disregard employees' input just because they're junior This post is...
Sarah
Nov 25, 20184 min read
Startup trek, episode 3: Code of Honor
Season 1, episode 3, "Code of Honor" Lesson: realistic haptic feedback is essential for a true augmented reality simulation This post is...
Sarah
Nov 25, 20183 min read
Startup trek episode 2: The Naked Now
Season 1, episode 2, "The Naked Now" Lesson: Bad shit happens when people get hammered at company parties This post is part of my ongoing...
Sarah
Nov 18, 20183 min read
Startup trek episode 1: Encounter at Farpoint
Season 1, episode 1, "Encounter at Farpoint" Lesson: Bring on a good COO to complement the CEO early on This post is part of my ongoing...
Sarah
Nov 14, 20182 min read
Startup Trek: to boldly go where no VC has gone before
Star Trek... the final frontier. I'm a fan of scifi--movies, shows, books, video games--but I've never seen a season of Star Trek. It...
Sarah
Oct 28, 201613 min read
How Niantic should roll out Gen II in Pokémon Go
Originally published on UploadVR.com. There’s a lot of speculation right now around how Niantic will introduce the next generation of...
Sarah
Jan 22, 20151 min read
My personal heroes
Maybe it’s because I just turned thirty, but I’ve been thinking recently about the people who I’ve admired and learned from most over ...
Sarah
Nov 16, 201413 min read
7 reasons why "Dumb and Dumber To" was horrible, from a die-hard fan
This isn’t a movie review of “Dumb and Dumber To.” There are enough of those already. No, this is a personal lament from a die-hard fan...
Sarah
Oct 2, 20143 min read
For two guys who hate advertising, Tim and Eric make great ads
You may have seen Jeff Goldblum in an eccentric General Electric light bulb ad that’s making the Internet rounds this week. Playing a...
Sarah
Jun 22, 20145 min read
The polarizing brilliance of Tim and Eric
Originally published on Medium. People who have seen Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim's work either love it or hate it. There isn't much...
Sarah
Feb 19, 20143 min read
RuPaul's Drag Race vocabulary guide
My friend Tyler is a doctor of clinical psychiatry who recently put his brainpower to work in an email thread introducing a friend to a...
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If you're building something that feels like it's out of a scifi novel, I will probably love it. Tough, tech-heavy ideas are my thing. E.g., robotics, AR/VR, gaming, and the future of consumer health.
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