Dr Johannes LenhardThe ethics of VC —Woke, woker, wokest (#16)I am sure Elon Musk sharing an audio-stage with Trump a couple of weeks ago was not the event of the decade — and not because of the…Aug 281Aug 281
Dr Johannes LenhardThe ethics of VC — Systems change blabla (#15)The marble hall of Oslo’s old central bank is a hefty backdrop for a conversation on impact investing with several hundred people. That’s…Jun 3Jun 3
Dr Johannes LenhardThe ethics of VC — Thin- or thick-skinned? VCs respond to critics (#14)In September, The Information ran an ‘Exclusive’ on Garry Tan’s rebuttals desperately fighting of his critics. The Y-Combinator CEO who…Oct 22, 2023Oct 22, 2023
Dr Johannes LenhardOn ESG and Hope — An update from the frontline of writing the ‘Kingmakers’(#13 )I was recently invited to a boring looking boardroom on the outskirts of the City of London. It wasn’t my first time in this boardroom…Jul 26, 2023Jul 26, 2023
Dr Johannes LenhardThe ethics of VC — Anti-ESG (#12)A couple of weeks ago I read ‘Woke.Inc’, as an exercise to understand the kind of backlash I am expecting to also come our way in the land…Nov 2, 2022Nov 2, 2022
Dr Johannes LenhardThe ethics of VC — Tech’s optimism problems (#11)It was almost midnight, but still unbearably hot outside. New York can get muggy in the summer and the beautiful trees in the Brooklyn…May 4, 2022May 4, 2022
Dr Johannes LenhardInterlude — writing a book on DEI in tech and VCHow Erika Brodnock and I came to write a book on diversity, equity and inclusion and interview dozens of people who want to drive changeMay 28, 2021May 28, 2021
Dr Johannes LenhardEthics of VC — Why does still nobody care about VCs? (Anniversary post #10)The investment world was recently shaken by the ‘Deliveroo disaster’ but why is still nobody talking about the ‘ethics of VCs’ and so much…Apr 13, 2021Apr 13, 2021
Dr Johannes LenhardThe ethics of VC — Why ESG for VCs now?(#9)While nine months ago (see my earlier piece), many VC funds wouldn’t even have known what ESG might mean for them, there has been a wave…Mar 11, 2021Mar 11, 2021
Dr Johannes LenhardAnthropology of data — a reading listThe time between Christmas and New Year’s is often slow — and even more so this year in London where Tier-4 restrictions keep us inside…Dec 28, 2020Dec 28, 2020