I got a call Sunday from a business colleague while I was sitting in the lounge at LAX waiting for yet another delayed flight.
This colleague is a lawyer with whom I work on a deal and have done so for a couple of years. By all accounts I now consider him a friend. He caught me while I was sipping a Bloody Mary and thinking a bit a business situation that bummed me out. He called to try and put things right.
It was partly a professional call and partly a personal one. I have often written about how lonely it can be to be a CEO and and have very few people with whom you can talk about difficult situations. But honestly there are times when being a VC can feel like that, too. It’s not exactly like you can disclose complex and confidential situations to outsiders.
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