I built my first website in 1994 at TCU in a business and MIS class, it was a really poor effort but my study partner and I got an A on the project! Before that I had played with modems, checking out the early chat rooms, and generally geeked out on my family’s Apple IIGS…
Archives / December, 2015
Boulder or Bust.
I’ve been going to Boulder since the Summer of 1980 when my grandparents took me to visit my Uncle Tom Ellison. I doubt they made the Grateful Dead show that summer but I’m betting my uncle did! My mother’s only sibling, Tom moved to Boulder from Austin and bought a farm out by Boulder Reservoir…
Why Foundry Group Next?
The Path and the Process As I considered my next path after UTIMCO, I went through a series of considerations that revolved around some fundamental questions: What are my strengths? Where does my passion lie? Who are my people? First, I sought out the intersection of the first two: My strengths and my passion….
The importance of Timing.
Timing in Life is Key. When I was formally promoted to run the UTIMCO private markets group in 2007, it was clear to me that I had a big job for someone in their early 30’s. I was recently engaged, remodeling a house, and had my hands full running a large private portfolio. Life was…