thebarefootvc

DECEMBER 30, 2015

In a year of fascinating conversations, a few stood out. One such conversation was with a doctor from Burma. When speaking about the blockchain to many people in the United States, I get a puzzled look on why the technology matters. He was intrigued by what this distributed infrastructure could mean for his work in Burma.

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thebarefootvc

DECEMBER 30, 2015

In a year of fascinating conversations, a few stood out. One such conversation was with a doctor from Burma. When speaking about the blockchain to many people in the United States, I get a puzzled look on why the technology matters. He was intrigued by what this distributed infrastructure could mean for his work in Burma.

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thebarefootvc

JULY 30, 2015

In a year of fascinating conversations, a few stood out. One such conversation was with a doctor from Burma. When speaking about the blockchain to many people in the United States, I get a puzzled look on why the technology matters. He was intrigued by what this distributed infrastructure could mean for his work in Burma.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

It turned him instantly from an education technology expert--his day job is as VP of Growth at Course Hero--into a leading voice for how to move forward. And then, once that curve is low enough, governments can dance, testing and tracking cases until the virus is eradicated or we develop a working vaccine. He was not a famous author.

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thebarefootvc

APRIL 18, 2010

It is great to see that a conversation is finally evolving on the importance of gender diversity in the technology and venture capital sectors. On my trip to Rwanda last year I wrote a blog post on why I thought diversity in general was important.

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