Nicholas Chirls

The last time I hugged my mom was 25 years ago.

Last week I had my first Internet feud.

In the last few months, I’ve been writing about some of the core attributes I value as an investor and in founders.

Only a few close friends and family know this, but in 2023, I was quite certain I was done with the venture and technology business.

A few months ago, I wrote that courage is one of the last remaining competitive advantages in venture.

When I started in the venture business more than a decade ago, it was a competitive advantage to be well read and a student of technology and business strategy.

Asylum Ventures is a new venture firm dedicated to the creative act of building companies.

Since the pandemic started, in what has been one of the most tumultuous business environments on record, something really special happened for a number of Notation portfolio companies – they became profitable.

A few weeks ago, I had a conversation with the founder of a Notation portfolio company that really stuck with me.

I finished reading The Man Who Solved the Market this past weekend about Jim Simons, Renaissance Technologies, and the quant revolution.