I work very hard.  I work like crazy.  I work obsessively. Wait, scratch that last one.  I try not to work obsessively because it make me less productive and less effective.  Why is that?

Like most entrepreneurs, part of the price (and joy) of being an entrepreneur is the challenge that comes with working in a job with no real bounds, no end point, and no finish line.  Sure, many other folks work quite hard as well (you know who you are), but as a job class, few folks work harder than entrepreneurs.

But how hard do you work?  Where do you draw the line?

A friend and colleague, Steven Slater, has been focusing on the importance of embracing Web 2.0 and helping PR executives understand and take advantage of Web 2.0 services and capabilities.  His focus here is on “Taking the Mystery Out of Web 2.0” for the uninitiated.

So, the world of VC is in crisis – at least that is the prevailing view of the National Venture Capital Association and others.  Check out this post from Techcrunch or this article from my friend Kim Hart at the Washington Post.  I talked with Kim as she was writing the article and some of my thoughts are included in the article.  I thought that I’d share some more of my thoughts in this post.