How I invest at Common Magic (or, rather, things I believe to be true)

Take the Magic approach, but tailor it to an industry. For example –

At heart, magic embraces the power that small solidarity networks have to change the world through changing their own perceptions of reality.

How can we better align incentives between founders and funders, and enable more people to build enduring companies with patience, care, and preservation at the center?

Brand is arguably the only thing that resembles a moat in traditional venture capital. The venture capital flywheel archetype is pretty simple: pick and invest in great companies and founders, support those founders and companies, and over time those founders and companies, particularly if they are successful, lead to more deal flow and better acce... See more

As a seed-stage investor at First Round Capital, I get to meet a lot of founders who are exploring and validating their ideas. It’s an exciting time for them and, as a former founder myself, I relate to the thrill and anxiety of just getting started. You believe you’re onto something and feel ready to bring your idea to life, but there’s also a lot... See more

SkillMagic is a SaaS product built to help train engineering teams at fast-growing companies “with magical simplicity.”