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Seed Investing At USV
Fred Wilson – Jan 25, 2015
In our most recent fund, USV 2014, five of our first six investments, have been seed investments. That is probably surprising to many people as USV is not thought of as a seed investor. I wrote a post today explaining [...] Read more
Introducing the USV.com topic of the week
Brittany Laughlin – Jan 20, 2015
As Nick, Jonathan and Fred have shared, this January we’re busy rolling out updates to USV.com. The core idea behind USV.com is to open source our thinking -- to do in public, with the great community of people that has [...] Read more
A new coat of paint
Jonathan Libov – Jan 14, 2015
You might have noticed the new look on USV.com today. We just pushed an update to make our feed more comfortable to read and interact with. I love the idea of websites and apps being comfortable, a term I picked [...] Read more
A Conversation in Berlin
Jonathan Libov – Jan 10, 2015
Last month Brad and Fred held an event for entrepreneurs in Berlin with the help of the folks fromTech Open Air Berlin. Here is their conversation about technology, startups, trends, and a little bit about Germany and Berlin. Read more
eShares
John Buttrick – Jan 4, 2015
Anyone who owns shares or options in a private company instinctively knows that cap table management remains frustratingly analog. At USV, we own equity interests in more than 50 companies. For many of our portfolio companies we own three or [...] Read more
Hello 2015
Nick Grossman – Jan 1, 2015
Hi Everyone -- I hope you are enjoying the beginning of the new year. As corny as it sounds, I love new years and the opportunity to get a fresh start, clear the decks, and make plans for the coming [...] Read more