Remembering Sanya and how short life is

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I’d like to take a break from the normal business musings I put up here  and speak about a sudden and tragic death in our family.   We lost a beloved daughter, cousin and friend today.  Sanya was just 20 yrs. old, in her last semester at Cornell University.   She was just walking home from her last class of the day and collapsed.  We don’t know exactly what happened after that, but we do know that the paramedics said they were at the scene within 5 minutes and she was at the hospital within 10.  Unfortunately, that wasn’t enough time.    The official cause of death was brain death, but we really don’t know what caused her to collapse in the first place.  She did have some sever allergies but the doctors tell us that those wouldn’t cause this type of reaction.   The family fought hard to keep her alive, holding on to the smallest thread of hope that she would come out of it.    But looking back on this, it appears that she was probably already dead when she came to the hospital.

Sanya was truly special.  She had an artistic side, which shown through in her drawings, her photography and her music.  She wanted to be a neurologist, and wanted to start clinics for the poor and needy with her parents, who are also scientists.  When I first met Sanya, I knew her to be a very shy person, who had real difficulty opening up.   Then she went to college and blossomed into this dynamic person.   Her time at Cornell really brought out her personality.

She was an only child.  Although we have all felt the effects of her passing, her parent’s grief is something that can’t be matched.  I am not sure if they will ever get over this, but it will take them a very long time to pick up the pieces and try to put their life back together.

The outpouring of love that Sanya and her family received during this time was overwhelming.  There must’ve been at least 50 people in the ICU waiting room at any given moment while we were there.  Most people camped out in the waiting room and stayed for days at a time.  During the weekends the number of people staying in those same  waiting rooms swelled up to at least 100.   A mixture of friends (both Sanya’s and Sanya’s parents), family (both near and far), and even co-workers came to give their support.   Even now, the amount of people coming to Sanya’s home to offer support has not subsided.   It is very easy to just pay your respects and move on with your own lives, but these people have taken time out of their lives to support the family.   Even if they just sit there and not say a word, it is very helpful.  All of your support is truly appreciated.   I’d also like to give our thanks to the doctors and nurses at Cayuga Medical Center.  They were very patient with us, as we constantly broke the rules on the amount of visitors allowed.  They even offered us beds, pillows, blankets and rooms to sleep in.   We are truly grateful for your compassion during that difficult time.

This has been quite the wake up call for me.    Life is really short, and it is so easy to get caught up in your work, especially when you are building a business.   But, I believe in the truism, that at the end, you won’t regret that you didn’t spend more time in the office.   Sanya woke up that morning, and she fully expected it to be a normal day.  She was going to go to class and come home to hang out with her friends.  I doubt that it ever crossed her mind that that day would be her last day.   It’s truly amazing that you don’t know, when, how or where you will die.  But we are all mortal’s and our life is finite.  All we can do is make the most of our time here, and leave a mark on those we leave behind.  Sanya left a mark.  It was evident on the amount of love and support she got during her last days.  Her parents are leaving a mark, as evidenced by the amount of support they are getting now.  I hope that I can leave even 1/10 of that type of mark, and will work to do so.

But before all that, I’m going to go home and hug my family extra tight tonight.  I hope you will to.

Key Takeaways

  • Life is short.
  • You will never know how, where or when you will die.  It can’t be controlled.
  • What can be controlled is how you live your life and what kind of mark you will leave.
  • No one ever regrets not working enough in the office.  They do regret not spending enough time with loved ones.
  • You can still change that and leave the mark that will last way beyond your years.

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Launching Clippership International – A Seed fund based in NY/NJ

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Today, I’m very excited to announce the launch of my new venture, Clippership International.   Clippership is a seed based venture fund based out of New Jersey.  Our investing thesis is pretty straightforward.   We are looking for companies creating disruptive solutions, primarily in the following areas:

  • FinTech
  • Healthcare IT
  • Legal Technology
  • Enterprise Software

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Initially we plan on investing in NYC based startups.   We are big fans of the vibrant startup community based in New York, and we also feel that NYC is the best city in the world.  With that said, we would never turn down a startup because they are not based in NYC.

It seems like there’s a ton of seed and venture capital readily available these days.  Platforms such as AngelList have made it very easy to raise funding for startups.  Startups have the luxury of choosing where to source their seed capital from, and the top startups can always choose from the cream of the crop.  We aim to be a part of those top seed venture firms that the top startups covet.  We believe we can offer the following to any startup we work with:

  • Expertise – We are a team of businessmen, PhD’s, politicians and technology enthusiasts.  Our diverse backgrounds allow us to bring unique viewpoints on how to solve the biggest challenges your startup will face.
  • Ecosystem – We’ve focused on a few specific technology areas – areas that we have deep experience in, and strong relationships with the user base.  We can help further solidify solutions to problems in these areas, but also help convey the message within our networks.   Introductions to key players in the industry is tantamount in helping a startup become successful, and we can help facilitate those introductions.
  • Quick decisions – We will aim to try to meet startups while they are still in the idea phase.  We know that this is a very risky time, but believe this is where we can help startups succeed the most by helping them formulate their idea into executable plan, then into a marketable product, and finally into a business.  With that said, I don’t think every startup will be an ideal fit.  We’ll let you know if we’re going to invest quickly or not, and if not, try to put you in touch with investors who may.
  • Getting our hands dirty, and not -We have deep experience in building and selling companies, and in rigorous financial analysis.   When needed, we can get involved and get our hands dirty in helping the startups we work with in solving difficult problems, setting strategy and recruiting top performers.  We can also help our startups make the tough decisions that always come up during the growth stages in the company.  But most importantly, we have the foresight to know when to get out of the way and let the management team keep on rockin’.

We’re very fortunate that we have LP’s that believe in our vision and am happy to also announce that we have closed our first round of funding and are actively looking for startups to work with.    If you have a great idea that’s going to change the world, we’d love to hear from you.