Juan Orbea

Melanie Perkins (CEO), Clifford Obrecht (COO), and Cameron Adams (CPO) founded Canva in 2012 in Perth, Australia. As a design instructor at the University of Western Australia in 2006, Melanie didn’t understand why design software required an entire semester to learn. She wanted anyone in the world to create beautiful designs, not just a few who... See more

Relationships don’t form at random. 5 conditions contribute to the depth and speed at which they form:A context for frequent, repeated interaction with a new group of people (e.g. a new school, job, church, club, dorm, living situation, etc.).A high degree of overlap between relationships in the new group.A transition period where people are open... See more

Crossroad #4 – First JobThe professional relationships you form during your first job are the seed of your professional network which influences the arc of your career — from how you think about work, to how you’re known, to the geography where you have advantaged job access for a long time.

Traditionally, high school students have taken assessments that are designed to identify strengths and talents and point to how those might map onto promising careers, but these have notable shortcomings. A new generation of assessments promises a better approach. Instead of assuming that individuals already know themselves, it puts them through a... See more

Girard's point o departure is what he calles "mimesis," the conflict that arises when human rivals compete to differentiate themselves from each other, yet succeed only in becoming more and more alike. At certain points in the life of a society, according to Girard, this mimetic conflict erupts into a crisis in which all difference dissolves in... See more

However, “autonomous” does not mean “automatic” and, even if it did, smart contracts are not automatic. Smart contracts also obviously are not autonomous because they are unconscious and inert, not spontaneous and self-controlled.

Second, because VCs are investing earlier, they are taking far more risk on the ability to scale up these technologies, even if they can be proven to work.

Instead, the most effective places to work are those that matter to your company but still have enough room to actually do work. What are priorities that will become critical in the future, where you can do great work ahead of time? Where are areas that are doing ok but could be doing great with your support?

One of the most important things a General Partner (GP) needs to consider early on when starting a venture fund is their portfolio construction strategy. Portfolio construction will impact nearly every aspect of running a fund, including return performance.