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  • Office Hours

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    Jo Tango
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    We do not have family in Gaza or Israel, but friends, colleagues, and some of my students do. When they suffer, I also suffer. A friend has two relatives who are hostages, one a 12 year-old girl. Another has a cardiologist who has lost 23 family member…

  • Montana 2023

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    Jo Tango
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    “You’re about to burn out and should do some self-care.” That’s what my life coach, Fr. Bill Brown, told me last December. It was all self-inflicted but having two jobs was taking a toll. I have not taken extended time off since…

  • Commencement 2023

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    Jo Tango
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    What a day! I haven’t been back for HBS graduation since my own decades ago. But yesterday Mrs. T. and I went, and I am so glad we did. We’ve become quite close to a person whom we met before she went to HBS, and so, we wanted to be there t…

  • Taylor

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    Jo Tango
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    It took a small miracle, two laptops, five hours, and a savvy daughter to tell me what to do, but we scored Taylor Swift tickets when they were put on sale. Last night was the show, and we had a great time. My daughter’s friend joined us, and it …

  • Note to My Students: A Reflection on ‘Home’

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    Jo Tango
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    (I occasionally write notes to my students. The latest is below. The second-year students are about to graduate.) Dear Section G and VCPE: I write this to you on a Saturday morning from my HBS office. The campus is largely empty and quiet, and I hope y…

  • A Philosophical Start to 2023

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    Continuations by Albert Wenger
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    We are once again at a transition moment in history. Where our journey goes from here could be exceptionally good or absurdly bad. This mirrors past moments, such as the transition into the Agrarian Age, which gave us early high cultures but also vario…

  • A Philosophical Start to 2023

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    Continuations by Albert Wenger
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    We are once again at a transition moment in history. Where our journey goes from here could be exceptionally good or absurdly bad. This mirrors past moments, such as the transition into the Agrarian Age, which gave us early high cultures but also vario…

  • ANNOUNCEMENT and Why the Tesla Humanoid Robot Matters

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    Robert Scoble
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    Irena Cronin and I are seeing huge shifts coming as autonomous vehicles get to the point where they are driving around San Francisco without humans. We recently started comparing notes and we are seeing the same trends.  So, today we are announcing that I am rejoining Infinite Retina as Chief Strategy Officer. We are bringing…

  • Back to School

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    Brad Feld
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    I got the following email from Barry Schuler this morning. We’ve known each other for many years, and he’s one of my favorite VCs to work with. He described exactly how I feel this morning. The fall is my favorite season of the year. By labor day, I’m ready for summer to end. The stretch…

  • The Funeral

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    Jo Tango
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    I have long thought of weddings and funerals as mirror images: similar but opposites. For both, guests are invited, the guests dress up, a notice is put out on social media and the papers, there’s often a gathering at a Place of Worship, eloquent…