Mo Shafieeha

OpenTable, Yelp, Zillow, oDesk, GrubHub, UShip, and Uber are examples of successful online marketplaces. The smartphone has accelerated these opportunities.

Investing in companies at times of uncertainty can be an opportunity for investors. Silver Lake's early investment in AirBnB during a time of "distress" was a stroke of genius. Being willing to "be greedy" and take chances can generate outsized returns. It is likely that the best companies during this period will become leaner, more long-term... See more

If you concentrate on org structure alone, you can fix whole class problems by tweaking the culture or changing the incentive system. Every solution to an organizational design problem requires restructuring. There will always be problems in a newly formed organization, just because you haven't discovered or experienced them yet, but that's the... See more

Our Investment in 0x

Several months after Fei Protocol launches, Brianna posts an ARC on Aave's governance forum asking for $FEI to be listed. As a listing on one of the largest lending protocols requires a governance proposal process, a Snapshot is also created to gauge community sentiment. Both provide a sense of the community's perspective. Anyone can post an ARC on... See more

A few suggestions to inoculate your company against this form of naturally emergent dishonesty:

1. Choose board members you trust.


2. Tell the truth yourself, because everyone models the CEO.

When you lose a limb, you might feel like you're still holding on to it even after it's been amputated - grief feels like a phantom limb. For us to understand grief, we need to know that there are five stages (non-linear, not everyone moves through all of them):

1. denial


2. anger


3. bargaining


4. depression


5. acceptance.

There's a lot to do with life circumstances,... See more