Neil’s Blog

Published in the San Diego Union-Tribune, June 6, 2022 by Neil Senturia A few weeks ago, I wrote about having a sense that the financial world was changing. I am not an economist and don’t play one on television, but I would like to go out on a limb and share some data points. I […]

Published in the San Diego Union-Tribune, May 30, 2022 by Neil Senturia A friend of mine is starting a venture fund. That sounds like the opening line to “so a man walks into a bar.” Starting a venture fund is only slightly less crazy than buying one of those $60,000 watches that tell time in […]

Published in the San Diego Union-Tribune, May 23, 2022 by Neil Senturia How to have a conversation? I spend a lot of time talking and probably should spend a bit more time in the listening area, but regardless, I always have an objective when it is a business conversation. I have been reading some research […]

Published in the San Diego Union-Tribune May 16, 2022 by Neil Senturia Wow! And now let me be perfectly clear — wow! Recently, CONNECT put on its first Inaugural Innovation Day. Cool companies, a broad range of sponsors, technology information booths and about 3,200 people packed every part of Petco, except the field, to showcase […]

Published in the San Diego Union-Tribune, May 9, 2022 by Neil Senturia We all know about the Nigerian prince. He has to get the money to someone immediately, and somehow because of my excellent reputation as a dummy/rube/chucklehead/rollover/financial novice, I got picked. My lucky day. But lately, my inbox has shown an increase in deals […]

Published in the San Diego Union-Tribune, May 2, 2022 by Neil Senturia This is potpourri week. A few weeks ago, I went to an NFT convention in San Diego. Without debating the merits of the metaverse, I clearly saw that whatever it is, it is definitely coming. And it is going to land with a […]