Sublime

During the rapid urbanization of the 20th century, many cities were designed for the people building them: able-bodied men who weren’t typically caring for children. This created all sorts of lingering obstacles for kids and their caregivers: Think metro platforms reachable only by descending a flight of stairs (not easy with a stroller), or bus ro... See more

I’m also proud of the companies I backed that might not have had the greatest financial return, but were culturally relevant. For example, I wrote the first and second check into Venmo – and then I got my dad to write the third check because no one would give them money. The financial return was fine, but it was a great cultural investment.

This should be Travis Kalanick’s moment.The Uber co-founder not only sold out of Uber ahead of the pandemic that has cratered that company’s ride-hailing business, but switched his money and energy to a real estate startup that leases space to restaurants for meal preparation. The firm, ...