This morning, we made it public that Foundry 2022 will be our last fund. You can read our post about it here. I would also highlight Seth’s and Jaclyn’s posts. Foundry has always operated with the idea that it wouldn’t outlive its founding partners. I can recall my partners talking about “three funds and done”…
[UPDATE: This sold and closed in less than two weeks to a great new family joining the community at Colbert Boat Club] Selling nearly 45 years of fun, laughter, friendship, and family memories We’re selling our family lakehouse at 14 Bass Street just across the dam on the Oklahoma side of Lake Texoma. It’s easily…
Well, if we weren’t already THERE, then we certainly are NOW. So much for a soft landing in venture land. The SVB crisis just made it real. The cycle turn for venture has been greatly discussed over the last year. It’s true, valuations were down, capital was slowing, LPs were cooked, and GPs were tight….
It’s hard to write a post like this when your thoughts are jumbled. I suppose the ramblings below are meant to:– Acknowledge a challenging time and make a call to move past that period for me– Share gratitude for my family, partners, and friends that supported Barbara/me during this time The last three years have…
Barbara Jean (Ellison) EakmanOctober 10th, 1944 – July 16th, 2022 Barbara Jean (Ellison) Eakman, age 77, left us on July 16, 2022, after a brief illness with pancreatic cancer. She was comforted by her friends and family at home in Colleyville, Texas these past few months. Barbara was born in Denton and raised in Denison,…
I participated in a Raise LP Only Conference today as a speaker. It was a lot of fun and I hope it will be useful to the participants. I don’t know if they’ll share the recording but I thought it might be worth sharing my own notes here. My designated topic was how to support…
I took a week off and it made me realize how badly I needed a break. Mostly a mental break. When you love your job, your life naturally intertwines with your work and vice-versa as many of your social interactions are also commingled. This year we’ve added constant zoom meetings as you work from home…
Celebrating 4 Years of Boulder Living We closed on our house on June 2nd, 2015 and I left UTIMCO back in September of 2015, but we didn’t really arrive in Boulder until July 16th, 2016. This weekend marked 4 years of Boulder for our family. We’re happy to be here, just like in the picture…
Yesterday marked five months since I got the phone call from my mother. We lost my brother on Sunday, September 22nd, 2019. 40 years and 5 days after he came into this world. We buried Jonny’s ashes on October 5th with great love and support from a community of friends and family. It was really…
We are left with a sense of deep sadness and loss for a brother and a son.