What Would Lisa Suennen Say?
On April 4, 2026, I went to see Keb’ Mo, an amazing R&B/Blues musician perform at SF Jazz Center, which is a phenomenal venue in San Francisco. I have been a Keb’ Mo fan for years and this is at least the 6th or 7th time I got to see him (lucky me), accompanied by […]
I was talking with an entrepreneur friend of mine yesterday, who I called to check in on when the silly texting we were doing started to get old. Yes, I know I am the only person who actually calls people anymore. Why we call still call it a “mobile phone” and not a “mobile bad […]
Last night I went to see a show at San Francisco Sketchfest (a comedy festival that has been around for eons). The show I saw celebrated the Women of Saturday Night Live (SNL). The show featured 8 women who had been regular cast members, starting with the very first season (Larraine Newman) and including women […]
It’s been quite a year. And that’s saying something. Virtually no one I know would put 2025 on the list of years they want to re-live. Most everyone I know would readily relate to these memes: And that doesn’t even factor in the political scene, whichever way you relate to it. It’s hard to argue […]
When pop culture and healthcare combine, it’s divine. At least when it comes to my blog inspiration. There’s little I like more than when an idea sparks from a movie, music or other similar distraction; thus I was somewhat blown away by a recent viewing of the Bruce Springsteen biographical movie, Deliver Me From Nowhere. […]
I guess I have achieved the age where people think I’m old enough that I must actually know some stuff because I keep getting asked for advice. It’s nice to think that people believe I have something useful to say about careers, life, and where to get the best shoes. It’s also kind of weird […]
You go and worry ’bout the things you can’t control I’m a see the doughnut, you can see the hole –Lyric from Looking’ Up by the Barenaked Ladies I have previously written about how, as a venture investor, it can be hard to stay on the right side of the line that separates skeptical from […]
There’s a famous silly example about how commas “save lives” that goes like this: As a total word nerd, I am a big fan of punctuation and am also a bit of a comma addict. I favor dramatic punctuation, long pauses, even (gasp!) ellipses in my writing. That means that I occasionally don’t follow the […]
Last week I was so lucky to be the date of my long-time friend Amy Raimundo at the first winning game of the Golden State Valkyries. This is their first season as a Women’s NBA (WNBA team) and I was completely blown away by what I encountered when I went into the stadium. Let me […]
I recently had the pleasure of moderating a panel of 5 friends who also are venture capitalists in the healthcare field. Since I often get asked to give advice to others in my field and since the audience had quite a few people who were new to or interested in the field of healthcare venture […]
Lisa Suennen is a venture capital investor and the managing partner of Venture Valkyrie, LLC, which publishes the Venture Valkyrie blog and co-produces the Tech Tonics podcast. She is also co-founder of CSweetener, a women's healthcare mentoring organization.