As a VC, there are times when you have to choose between prioritizing returns and best supporting the founders you work with. It’s not easy because we have a fiduciary duty to our LPs, which, in our case are primarily non-profits, to maximize returns. At Eniac, our approach is to

We’re excited to announce that Attentive has been named to Forbes 2024 Cloud 100 for the fourth consecutive year! Thank you, Forbes, Bessemer, and Salesforce Ventures, for the recognition. View the full list: bit.ly/3s0EW3h

Honored that brightwheel is back on the Forbes #Cloud100 ☁️, recognized amongst the very best SaaS companies in the world. High growth + impact- we make life better for millions of SMBs, teachers, families, & kids every single day. forbes.com/lists/cloud100/

They grow up way too fast 🥲 It’s awesome and a little emotional to see two companies whose seed rounds we led make the Forbes 2024 Cloud 100 list. Huge congrats to attentive 💬 & brightwheel!

I love seeing people say AI is a bust. Their expectations around the timing of adoption were totally unrealistic given what we saw with cloud, mobile, and the internet. Please keep it up! My portfolio companies and I would love less competition 🙏

underrated: closing dinners for startups during significant milestones like financings, especially first ones. startups are such a roller coaster, you have to celebrate the journey.

Consistency is underrated. People often link success to flashes of brilliance, but from what I’ve seen, it's showing up the same way every day that truly leads to it.

Every neighborhood I’ve lived in in NYC has that one restaurant no one ever goes into, yet somehow it never goes out of business—clearly a money laundering operation. I’m always tempted to go in and order something just to call their bluff.

to predict the future, stay closest to the founders building it

This is what you call buying in at the peak

For the 2nd year in a row, August will be our most active month for committing to lead new investments 😎

I have a master’s degree in finance from Wharton, but it’s clear to everyone on our team that I know nothing about finance. For any finance question, they go to those with real work experience. Just shows how little higher education matters compared to real-world experience.

Founders, if you haven't taken any time off this summer, carve out a couple of days. I know you're swamped, but everyone needs a recharge. Stepping away from your business gives fresh perspective. You'll return more creative and energized to crush it this fall.

We’re moving, and my wife told me to donate all the clothes I don’t wear often. Now I own 5 shirts, 3 pairs of pants, and a hoodie.

New era: Over the weekend, my family and I moved to Brooklyn. Proud to now call the borough that gave us Biggie and Basquiat home.

When I check out another VC’s LinkedIn to see what they did before becoming an investor, and they list every single investment as a “role” 🙄

My little one year old scientists started school today 🥲

Tip for new fund managers: As it gets harder for VC funds to raise, I'm seeing more cold emails from groups offering to connect VCs with LPs or invites to family office conferences. My impression is 99.9% of these are a total waste of time. Don’t waste your time on shit like that