Portfolio construction is one of the most important and least discussed aspects of venture investing. The individual investment decisions matter enormously, but the portfolio-level choices — how much concentration versus diversification, how much sector focus versus breadth, how much early-stage versus growth — determine the overall return profile of an investor’s work. Vancouver-based investor Yazan […]

A successful facial plastic surgery practice in New York and a sustained record of international humanitarian missions might seem difficult to maintain simultaneously. For Dr. Andrew Jacono, a dual board-certified facial plastic surgeon, the two have not only coexisted but have reinforced each other over the course of his career. The skills he has developed […]

Burak Basel is not the kind of entrepreneur who builds for the sake of building. His career—spanning financial services, technology, and multi-jurisdictional business development—reflects a consistent purpose: creating organizations that solve genuine problems for clients who have historically been underserved by incumbent institutions. This purposeful orientation has shaped both the businesses he has built and […]