How moving at a snail’s pace helps the venture capitalist work more efficiently.
It’s easy to imagine the founder and managing partner of a Manhattan venture-capital firm speeding through the streets of New York in the back of a car with a driver, juggling two smartphones and multitasking like a madman. Craig Shapiro has the job titles, the company, and the tony Manhattan office address, but nothing could be further from the black-car scenario. Each day, Shapiro wakes up with the sun, and instead of diving into a flurry of calls, emails, and meetings, he laces up his sneakers and hits the pavement for an over six-mile walk to work.