Mark Solon, Highway 12 Ventures, joins the TechStars Family

Mark Solon has been around TechStars http://www.techstars.com for years as a mentor but also as a personal friend and advisor of mine and of TechStars. Mark and I have been on the board of SendGrid together since it emerged from TechStars in 2009, and Mark also serves on the board of other TechStars companies such as Everlater, Kapost, and Orbotix. I’ve also gotten to know Mark and his family very well over the last few years. Mark is not only one of the most talented investors I’ve ever worked with, but he’s a genuinely good person who I’ve seen repeatedly put the interests of others in front of his own.

by David Cohen

Full Story: http://www.techstars.com/welcoming-mark-solon-to-the-techstars-family/

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A New Chapter

When I announced that we were not going to raise a third fund at Highway 12 Ventures eighteen months ago, I was fairly certain that the next chapter in my career would be something quite different from what I’ve been doing since 1995. Committed to managing our portfolio, I didn’t give much thought to that future, but when I did I imagined a real change in direction. Different opportunities began to present themselves and at the behest of my close friend Scott Caruso (who had recently reached a similar crossroads in his career), I began a journal to record my thoughts about the future. He suggested I commit to write down and define the things that would be most important to me and then apply that filter as different opportunities appeared.

Mark Solon

Full Story: http://towriteistothink.com/2012/11/19/a-new-chapter/