Neil’s Blog

Published in the San Diego Union-Tribune, March 20, 2023 BFF — Best Friends Forever. Do you have any, or perhaps I should ask, how many? The idea of a best friend intrigues me, and writer Jaya Saxena, in her article for the Atlantic, has offered some thoughts for us to consider. First, the whole idea of a […]

Published in the San Diego Union-Tribune, March 13, 2023 by Neil Senturia So you want to be an “angel investor.” You already know that anyone can invest in the public markets (e.g., stock exchanges), but to get in on the really good stuff, you need to explore the private markets, the deals that are not […]

Published in the San Diego Union-Tribune, March 6, 2023 by Neil Senturia I have a high school reunion coming up in a few months. There is zero chance of my sharing the number, but the question is, should I go? Statistically, about 30 percent of a graduating class attends reunions. And as you all know, […]

Published in the San Diego Union-Tribune, February 27, 2023 by Barbara Bry Lisane Basquiat is the owner of Carlsbad Hera Hub, a coworking space for women business owners. She bought it in 2017 because growing up, she remembered watching her mother (after her divorce) give primary custody to her husband because she didn’t believe she […]

Published in the San Diego Union-Tribune, February 20, 2023 by Neil Senturia As of January, about 639 “startup unicorns” existed in the United States. A unicorn is defined as a company worth at least $1 billion. As of January, there were approximately 33 million “small businesses” in the United States. So the chance of becoming […]

Published in the San Diego Union-Tribune, February 13, 2023 by Neil Senturia Jan. 30, 2 p.m. I have a longtime friend. He is facing the classic rock and a hard place. Fume date is on the near horizon, and it is likely that the company he is heavily invested in both emotionally and financially is […]