I’m an advocate of CEOs being external. By external, I mean having authentic and direct communication with customers, shareholders, and partners in the public square. Nameless, faceless, voiceless companies is a byproduct of a different era and is a competitive disadvantage.

Improving retention the old-fashioned way: 16,000 A/B tests… Duolingo

During this tidbit on the power law from my chat with Mike Gelb on the Consumer VC podcast, I was thinking about a conversation with one of my partners when we exited Chewy in 2017. He noted that Chewy had returned more than every other investment in our history combined. And,

What industry do you think most impacts culture?

In reflection.. My good investments won on sales/marketing execution My best investments won on product execution

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This week's board meetings: -Levanta (affiliate platform for marketplace sellers) -US Mobile (mobile super carrier) Excited for both...

Young companies can grow through moderate churn - but large companies can’t. Smart CEOs of young companies treat moderate churn today as an existential issue because if left unresolved, it will be the existential risk for the larger company in the future.

Wow, I come out of a board meeting to find Jeff Yurcisin’s first @x post - thrilling! To the Grove community, now you know where to find your CEO. Jeff $GROV

Upon further reflection, I particularly appreciate the humility of Jeff from this post. Humility is one of his great leadership traits and is the posture that begets a lifelong learner. Love it.

I just finished a 5-hour Uber because my flight was cancelled. It is what it is… Btw, put me in the camp of enjoying Happy Gilmore 2.

I met with 3 prospective investments yesterday in NYC. I realized that my posture in these first meetings has changed since the earlier days in my career. When I was younger, I'd be in the meeting looking for reasons to not invest. Now I look for reasons to invest. It's a

If a company isn’t talking to customers where they are at, then they’re ignoring customers where they are at. How would that be a good thing?

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How often do you sanitize your cell phone?

News to me as well…

A milestone for Chinese Education! Tsinghua is the first Chinese university consistently ranked in the Top 20 in all four major global rankings Times Higher Education, U.S. News & World Report, ShanghaiRanking, and QS World University Rankings. We will continue to strive for excellence on the world stage.

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