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A Quick Update On Hiring
Matt Cynamon – Aug 13, 2020
Back in May we published a post on how COVID was impacting hiring across the portfolio. On its worst day, our job board had only 750 jobs available, down over 50% from earlier in the year. With open jobs in the portfolio now climbing above 1,000 for the first time since April, we thought we’d give a quick update on where things stand. Read more
Meet Cute (or, one way to create a new media business)
Andy Weissman – Jul 28, 2020
Andy Warhol once said, “It’s really much more interesting what you see walking from one gallery to another than what you see in the galleries.” What he likely meant is that the best art is simply watching people. Watching them [...] Read more
Headgum
Hanel Baveja – Jul 23, 2020
When things are serious, we need humor more than ever. At this unique point in history, bringing more laughter and authenticity to a wider audience when many of us are aching for connection is vital. Our investment in Headgum is [...] Read more
Collecting Diversity and Inclusion data for your company
Lauren Young – Jul 9, 2020
A company’s demographic makeup has never been more relevant. Employees want to know things: how leadership plans to measure and prioritize diversity, equity and inclusion, how they compare to other companies in their sector or industry, and what tools they [...] Read more
NYC Tech Companies: Please Consider Participating in Summer Bridge
Hanel Baveja – Jul 6, 2020
NYC’s Summer Youth Employment Program is the nation’s largest youth employment program, historically connecting NYC’s neediest young adults (between the ages of 14 and 24) with a paid work experience every summer. The COVID-19 pandemic threw a wrench into it [...] Read more
USV Algorand Transparency Statement, Q1 & Q2 2020
Nick Grossman – Jul 1, 2020
As part of an ongoing effort to bring transparency and clarity to the Algorand project, we are continuing to publish regular transparency statements on our Algorand holdings and activities (we apologize for the delay on the Q1 reporting and our [...] Read more