YMCA and a fast run

On thanksgiving day, I ran in the 40th annual Dallas Turkey Trot. I chose the 8 mile course over the 3 miler, and ran with over 30,000 people. It was awesome. Not to mention it was 38 degrees that morning.

My goal was to finish in 65 minutes, or a 8:08 pace, just slightly faster than the pace I kept at the Rock N Roll 1/2 marathon 2 months ago.

But, I was uber pleased when I got the results, saying my chip time was 1:02:07, keeping a 7:46 mile pace.

How I compared to the pack:

  • Overall, I finished 709th out of 4152 people running the 8 mile course.
  • In my age group, 25-29, I finished 64th out of 282.
  • As a male, 593rd out of 2452.
  • 1st place for all participants from Sunnyvale, CA! Woot! (I was the only one….shhhh).

But It was still tons of fun.

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VC phrases - and a 12 step approach

This is a little something that I found and really thought was interesting, especially since it comes from a VC’s mouth.

More favorite VC phrases

Sometimes I wonder if I’m writing blog entries on the wrong side of the table.’ Recently, a few of my portfolio companies as well as others who have popped into the office for a NHNF meeting, have entertained me with more fun VC death phrases.’ To my brethren, I apologize if I offend.

Let’s go to the next step.

Lord, this phrase just blows. Every time a CEO comes in and tells me Bob’s Big Boy Ventures told him/her that they want to go to the next step, I say the same thing: ‘Excellent! What step are we on?” That usually results in blank stares. Unless you have a VC checklist which outlines the steps that firm is taking,’ you are shooting in the dark and potentially wasting your time.’ Get the format, the checklist, the steps, whatever, so you can figure out where you are in the process. I’ve posted our process here.’ Every firm has something close. Get it and stay efficient.

(Via The Post Money Value.)

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