Nasir Jones

About the late black business man Reginald Lewis creating a billion dollar business, before hip hop. (Haaa) The book's title alone is hilarious and fun. Even encouraging! His picture on the cover shows a super cool guy in an elegant office high up in the NYC skyline while enjoying a cigar, probably taken circa 80s. Proof the American dream can exist even for the people who are usually purposely...

An incredibly poignant and truth seeking writer. His writings are praised so much but this book was everything solid. Questions. Many life questions. The book moved me in many ways. His joinery thru life in church, civil rights, meetings with black leaders of the 60s and vividly depicting poor defeated communities where you see and smell every perpetrator and politician of the time.

Just raw. Her words. A true artist who truly lived thru it all. A very brave brilliant artist who's quest for real love was never ending. Her true love was music. I see myself in her story a little. Music was the only love.

Words from the genius himself. My pop told me when I was very young that comedians are some of the smartest people on the planet. Of course that was then, today is very different. I'm happy Rich found the time to put his thoughts into print. He was the true genius the world benefitted greatly from. Such a tormented soul.

I have been a vintage watch aficionado for as long as I can remember. I have worn watches on magazine covers, in my music videos, and have always been drawn to the history and business of watches. At prices as high as some of these watches can be, a vintage watch is a delicate piece of history that should be thoroughly explained and examined. I have found it difficult to identify a site out...

TapTalk is dead simple visual messaging. With one click I can send an image or video to a friend. It's a competitive space, but TapTalk stands out to me because of its simplicity. Disclosure: QBVP is an investor.

Earnest's ability to offer loans with interest rates that are so discounted compared to traditional lenders will make a huge impact on people's lives. I'm hopeful that Earnest's ability to leverage data and provide more manageable loans to borrowers will help break the viscous debt cycle we often see from people who take out personal loans. Disclosure: QBVP is an investor in Earnest

Formerly RapGenius, Genius was quickly dismissed by a lot of people when it launched. It's more than a play on lyrics, it's a platform with an opportunity to annonate the web. Lyrics are one example, but annotations of historical, legal, political docs, etc. are part of Genius' much larger vision. Disclosure: We invested in Genius

I've witnessed the power of crowdfunding, using Tilt to raise over $65k for a single father who lost his home in a fire. We've also seen Tilt expand its offering since launch, recently partnering with ESPN to power painless fantasy league payments. Disclosure: We invested in Tilt

Nuzzel surfaces the articles that people in my network care most about. It helps to ensure I catch the important news, eliminating some of the noise on Twitter and Facebook, focusing on the best of the best.

One inbox to rule them all! Front provides a single inbox to correspond with customers via email, Twitter, SMS, and more. Eliminating the need to check multiple channels enables faster responses and happier customers. Front is already being used by Mailchimp, Homejoy, and Kissmetrics.

Massages are supposed to be relaxing. Soothe helps maximize relaxation by sending a masseuse directly to your house instead of making you go the masseuse. Connecting consumers directly with massage therapists reduces costs and eliminates traffic, parking, and other nuisances.

The sharing economy is here to stay, and marketplaces need to help ensure that their users are protected. Checkr has great customers, including Instacart, Shyp, and Doordash, and the opportunity to grow along side these and other services is real and big.

Beautiful design, strong sales, and I like the recurring revenue that they can drive through filter subscriptions. Love their tie in with Charity: Water to provide clean water to those in need.

WalkSource was one of a select few investments we did from the last Y Combinator class. The team has built a platform that allows hotels to maximize their revenues, providing a simple B2B service to leverage unsold inventory and, on the other side, better assist overbooked customers.