Growthink Blog

DECEMBER 6, 2010

Well surprise surprise, they don't come from the government but more surprisingly they don’t come from corporate America. So Where Do These Good Jobs Come From? Rather, nearly all net job creation in the U.S. economy comes from firms less than 5 years old, or brand new (startups) and young (one to five year old) companies.

Saudi Arabia 89

Saudi Arabia Belarus Rwanda .Net 89

thebarefootvc

APRIL 18, 2010

On my trip to Rwanda last year I wrote a blog post on why I thought diversity in general was important. My twitter stream and email inbox has been full of links to the NY Times article published yesterday — Out of the Loop in Silicon Valley.

Silicon Valley 45

Silicon Valley Rwanda Stealth Venture Capital 45

thebarefootvc

DECEMBER 30, 2015

One of my favorite parts of my job is interacting with brilliant people around the world –while speaking, emailing or via my blog. I didn’t take out my phone – still a feature phone, this was the year the iPhone was released – as I was told I may be followed and arrested if the government thought I was a journalist.

Burma 40

Burma Rwanda United States SMS 40

thebarefootvc

DECEMBER 30, 2015

One of my favorite parts of my job is interacting with brilliant people around the world –while speaking, emailing or via my blog. I didn’t take out my phone – still a feature phone, this was the year the iPhone was released – as I was told I may be followed and arrested if the government thought I was a journalist.

Burma 40

Burma Rwanda United States SMS 40

thebarefootvc

JULY 30, 2015

One of my favorite parts of my job is interacting with brilliant people around the world –while speaking, emailing or via my blog. I didn’t take out my phone – still a feature phone, this was the year the iPhone was released – as I was told I may be followed and arrested if the government thought I was a journalist.

Burma 40

Burma Rwanda United States SMS 40