Poker as Microcosm of Life By editor on February 20, 2018 — 1 min read It is a microcosm of life. You get a starting hand, sometimes it’s fantastic, and sometimes it’s not so fantastic. You have to make adjustments along the way, at some point you have to take some fundamental risk, and you either win or you lose. For me, that is an outlet for just reminding myself... More
Poker as Microcosm of Startups By editor on January 28, 2018 — 1 min read I play poker once a week. I still love it. I get defeat, ego management, learning to deal with failure, managing and taking risk. It’s the lifecycle of a startup in every hand. And the thing I also get now, is comradery, particularly after Dave died. I just don’t have many friends. It’s harder and... More
Endurance and Iteration By editor on January 28, 2018 — 1 min read When people say, “Why do you like poker so much?” It, to me, is exactly like living in the world of startups. Except, what we do, our feedback cycles, are elongated over years. In poker, it’s shortened into minutes. And every hand is like, “Okay, I’ve started a company, this company is jack-seven off-suit, not... More
