My mother Carol Teten has been CEO of an internet startup (which she sold while in her 70s), head of a theatrical dance company, and Chair of a college dance department. She also traveled the world (literally homeless) with my father, Jean Teten, for four years, when they were already in their 60s and 70s....
[Continue Reading]Get ready: Making your apartment building resilient to COVID
I’m gearing up for a very difficult and abnormal time in the US. I’ve been thinking about how to make our apartment building, our houses of worship, and more generally our communities more resilient to COVID-19. We all rely on a range of companies and people around us: doorman, deliverypeople, working hospitals, etc. We can’t...
[Continue Reading]Multi-purpose workout room/playroom for crossfit, parkour, and gymnastics
What is the best way to create maximum workout options in a New York apartment? I spent a fair amount of time researching the best system for the workout room/playroom in our new apartment, which we designed around fitness. (“Playroom” really means “room for adults to work out in and occasionally let children into”.)...
[Continue Reading]Recent books: paleo, angel investing, mediation, and career acceleration
I read a few books over the last year that I thought were worth highlighting/recommending: The book that has had the most practical impact on my life was The Paleo Manifesto: Ancient Wisdom for Lifelong Health, by John Durant. This is a thoughtful analysis and explication of the “paleo” or “ancestral health” school of thought. The...
[Continue Reading]How to lose fat and gain muscle with venture capital
Both founders and researchers in healthcare are spending far too much of their energy in areas where they’re not going to make maximum impact. Most health problems are self-inflicted, but the innovation economy doesn’t reflect the power of preventive healthcare. Dr. An Nguyen and I just completed an analysis of VC and research funding compared...
[Continue Reading]Ultimate pushup videos / ffMASSIVE conference at SXSW
We’re now gearing up for the 2015 version of ffMASSIVE, ffVC’s annual conference as part of SXSW. If you’d like to participate as a sponsor or in some other capacity, definitely please contact my colleague Katie Frankel, katie(at)ffvc.com ! Last year at ffMASSIVE, we held an on-stage pushup contest and Indiegogo fundraiser. All proceeds went...
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