Author, Investor, Speaker, Mentor
I recently traveled to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to speak at the RiseUp Summit Saudi. I had spoken at the RiseUp Summit in 2019 in Cairo, so when the organizers asked me if I would be willing to travel to Riyadh for their first event in Saudi Arabia, I checked the calendar, saw that it wouldn’t … Continue reading Travelogue: Riyadh
Just weeks after our trip to Brazil, my partner at Blitzscaling Ventures and the Blitzscaling Academy, Jeff Abbott, and I kicked off our trip to Bangkok. Like Brazil, the trip served a variety of purposes. We had begun by decided to try holding a Blitzscaling Masterclass in Bangkok with our partner, Rise Accel. The fact … Continue reading Travelogue: 7 Nights In Bangkok
Hi folks! I recently finished my first trip to Brazil. As is my custom, here are my thoughts and observations from the trip, along with some pictures. I was invited to keynote the Startup Summit in Florianopolis, but since it’s a very long trip to Brazil, I added a few days in Sao Paulo for … Continue reading Travelogue: My First Trip To Brazil
This is Part 2 of a two-part blog post about my June 2022 vacation. To read Part 1, which focuses on my HBS reunion, go here. Thanks to some pretty severe delays, Alisha and I didn’t make it to Orlando until after 1 AM, which meant that we couldn’t get to sleep until nearly 2 … Continue reading Travelogue: The Disney Galactic Starcruiser
There are two reasons that I write about my travels. The primary reason is to get my thoughts in writing before my memories start to fade (even my memory, though unusually accurate, fades with time). The secondary reason is because I love to share; I hope that people enjoy my stories and photos, and that … Continue reading Travelogue: My 22nd HBS Reunion
I recently had the pleasure and privilege of traveling to India (and Dubai) with my old friend Mohanjit Jolly, co-founder of the Iron Pillar Fund. In partnership with Iron Pillar and Sequoia India, I spoke at a number of events to spread the gospel of blitzscaling, as well as taking a brief detour to see … Continue reading My First Trip To India (and Dubai)
A couple of years ago, I flew to Seoul with Ben Casnocha to speak at the Asian Leadership Conference. At the time, I thought I was crazy for agreeing to fly 12 hours to Korea, spend 24 hours on the ground, and fly 12 hours back home. Earlier this month, I spoke at the RiseUp … Continue reading 24 Hours In Cairo
Hello again, devoted readers! My apologies for not providing an update sooner, but things have been very busy. I visited my doctor and started physical therapy on the same day: September 17. My last surgery wound finally closed, and my surgeon pronounced my tendon sound and well on the way to recovery. At physical therapy, … Continue reading Achilles rupture recovery update: On the road again (3.5 months)
I’m currently in the middle of a week-long trip to Tokyo where I’m speaking about my books and meeting with startup and finance folks on behalf of the Women’s Startup Lab. While I’d been to Tokyo once before, in 1982, I was so young then, and the city has changed so much since, that it’s … Continue reading Adventures in Tokyo
As I’ve written before, one of our holiday traditions is for Alisha and I to sneak away to Palm Springs for a night or two while the kids stay with their grandparents in Santa Monica. It’s a great time to recharge and relive being married without children (more on that later on). In the past, … Continue reading Hotel Re-Review: Alcazar Palm Springs