https://venturevalkyrie.com What Would Lisa Suennen Say? Tue, 14 Apr 2026 15:19:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 15025573 https://venturevalkyrie.com/whats-in-a-name-depends-on-whether-its-a-boy-or-a-girl/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=whats-in-a-name-depends-on-whether-its-a-boy-or-a-girl https://venturevalkyrie.com/whats-in-a-name-depends-on-whether-its-a-boy-or-a-girl/#comments Tue, 14 Apr 2026 15:19:21 +0000 https://venturevalkyrie.com/?p=12498 On April 4, 2026, I went to see Keb’ Mo, an amazing R&B/Blues musician perform at SF Jazz Center, which is a phenomenal venue in San Francisco.  I have been a Keb’ Mo fan for years and this is at least the 6th or 7th time I got to see him (lucky me), accompanied by […]]]> https://venturevalkyrie.com/whats-in-a-name-depends-on-whether-its-a-boy-or-a-girl/feed/ 8 12498 https://venturevalkyrie.com/venture-capital-brilliant-futurists-or-crazy-gamblers-only-the-exit-knows/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=venture-capital-brilliant-futurists-or-crazy-gamblers-only-the-exit-knows https://venturevalkyrie.com/venture-capital-brilliant-futurists-or-crazy-gamblers-only-the-exit-knows/#comments Fri, 13 Feb 2026 15:22:48 +0000 https://venturevalkyrie.com/?p=12476 I was talking with an entrepreneur friend of mine yesterday, who I called to check in on when the silly texting we were doing started to get old.  Yes, I know I am the only person who actually calls people anymore.  Why we call still call it a “mobile phone” and not a “mobile bad […]]]> https://venturevalkyrie.com/venture-capital-brilliant-futurists-or-crazy-gamblers-only-the-exit-knows/feed/ 8 12476 https://venturevalkyrie.com/six-chicks-walk-into-a-bar/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=six-chicks-walk-into-a-bar https://venturevalkyrie.com/six-chicks-walk-into-a-bar/#comments Wed, 28 Jan 2026 05:31:49 +0000 https://venturevalkyrie.com/?p=12455 Last night I went to see a show at San Francisco Sketchfest (a comedy festival that has been around for eons).  The show I saw celebrated the Women of Saturday Night Live (SNL).  The show featured 8 women who had been regular cast members, starting with the very first season (Larraine Newman) and including women […]]]> https://venturevalkyrie.com/six-chicks-walk-into-a-bar/feed/ 16 12455 https://venturevalkyrie.com/venture-valkyrie-holiday-post-if-2025-were-a-drink-it-would-be/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=venture-valkyrie-holiday-post-if-2025-were-a-drink-it-would-be https://venturevalkyrie.com/venture-valkyrie-holiday-post-if-2025-were-a-drink-it-would-be/#comments Mon, 22 Dec 2025 03:10:40 +0000 https://venturevalkyrie.com/?p=12438 It’s been quite a year.  And that’s saying something.  Virtually no one I know would put 2025 on the list of years they want to re-live.  Most everyone I know would readily relate to these memes: And that doesn’t even factor in the political scene, whichever way you relate to it.  It’s hard to argue […]]]> https://venturevalkyrie.com/venture-valkyrie-holiday-post-if-2025-were-a-drink-it-would-be/feed/ 8 12438 https://venturevalkyrie.com/darkness-on-the-edge-of-sanity-bruce-springsteens-lessons-on-mental-health/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=darkness-on-the-edge-of-sanity-bruce-springsteens-lessons-on-mental-health https://venturevalkyrie.com/darkness-on-the-edge-of-sanity-bruce-springsteens-lessons-on-mental-health/#comments Mon, 24 Nov 2025 04:12:40 +0000 https://venturevalkyrie.com/?p=12423 When pop culture and healthcare combine, it’s divine. At least when it comes to my blog inspiration.  There’s little I like more than when an idea sparks from a movie, music or other similar distraction; thus I was somewhat blown away by a recent viewing of the Bruce Springsteen biographical movie, Deliver Me From Nowhere. […]]]> https://venturevalkyrie.com/darkness-on-the-edge-of-sanity-bruce-springsteens-lessons-on-mental-health/feed/ 12 12423