36 hours in Porto

Porto, Portugal, is one of my favorite cities. Whenever I am there, I like to get lost in its streets, and often it is before Porto itself wakes up. And on rare occasions when I find myself walking the streets during the day, I leave my camera in the hotel room. Instead, I use the iPhone and its incredible camera to capture a slice of this whimsical and wonderful city. Here is a subset of photos I snapped on a 36-hour-visit to this most lovely of all cities. All photos with my iPhone & edited with Darkroom App.


[Photo Set] Foggy in Porto

Porto, Portugal is one of my favorite cities. It also happens to be the home of Veniam, a company backed by True Ventures and I sit on the board of the company. So every year, at least once if not twice, I end up in the city, to enjoy its lovely landscapes and generous dollops of art and culture. Of course, on some days, Porto gets fogged in, and then it becomes a wonderful location for photography. I made these photos with Fuji xPro2 and Fuji f2/35mm (50 mm equivalent) lens in 2015. If you took away my SL, I would say xPro2 would be a replacement camera. Fuji’s RAW files are too saturated for my liking, but the same files make for a great option for B&W photographs – nice and contrasty.



Veniam wants to move the internet

joaobarrosJon Callaghan, who sits on my board and has been my coach in the venture world, often says that the best opportunities are the ones that you know when you see them. His words were ringing in my ears when I first met João Barros for coffee in San Francisco in June of this year. João is the co-founder and chief executive of Veniam, the newest member of True Ventures’ family. True is leading a $4.9 million Series A round of funding with participation from Union Square Ventures, Cane Ventures, and a few private investors. I represent True on the board of directors.