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The Age of Celebrity Co-Founders

Many billion-dollar brands will be built in concert with celebrit,and critics too eager to dismiss the power of stardom are simply missing the plot.

To Survive Amazonโ€ฆ

โ€ฆD2C Startups Will Become Luxury Brands & why the next wave of VCBs will look more like Apple, than Amazon.

Consumerization of Enterprise - PT 1

Key Trends that are Fueling a Monumental Shift in How You Work

 
Brand Identity Prism

Consumerization of Enterprise - PT 2

Building a Unique Identity in the Age of Enterprise Brands

Venture Moneyball

Sports Investing Can Survive as a Business of Singles & Doubles

 

Other Media

The Rise Of Athletes In VC

Mini-TED Talk from Aug 2019, covering a brief history of athletes in venture capital, their investments, & why it matters to the overall startup ecosystem

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How to Create a Mixed Reality Fan Experience

Recording of SXSW 2018 discussion with panelists from NFL, LA Kings, VNTANA, and me!

JK Consumer VC

Consumer VC Episode#1: Persistence, Building Trust & Founder Market Fit

Interview from November 2019 discussing my journey to venture capital, trends in consumer, commerce and media and my process for evaluating seed and early-stage businesses.

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THE CUSP SHOW #91: Insights From A Sports VC

Interview from December 2017 discussing trends in sports media and the challenges of investing as a corporate VC.

 

BOOKS Iโ€™ve Read In 2019

Destined For War

Thinking In Bets & The Undoing Project

The COurage To Be Dislike