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Duolingo
Brad Burnham – Jun 18, 2012
Luis von Ahn is nothing if not ambitious. The inventor of the captcha and the founder of re-captcha has a new goal - to translate the web into every major language. Because web users speak hundreds of different languages, and [...] Read more
The Next Stage of USV.com
Andy Weissman – Jun 6, 2012
Almost seven years ago, USV decided that our web site should be a blog. One that allowed for a varied and ongoing conversation with the world and one that could evolve over time. Fast forward to 2012: we realized USV [...] Read more
Investment Thesis @USV
Andy Weissman – May 27, 2012
Venture firms operate a bunch of different ways. Some have a geographical focus, others have a sector focus, still others have a stage focus. Union Square Ventures' focus has evolved into what we call a "thesis" but is probably better [...] Read more
Behance
Albert Wenger – May 14, 2012
We have long believed that the Internet is about giving "power to the people." One way in which the Internet does that is by letting people show what they have created to the world. People do that in all sorts [...] Read more
B Corporation
Albert Wenger – May 10, 2012
Etsy announced yesterday that the company has become a Certified B Corporation. In doing so Etsy joins a growing group of now over 500 companies that includes Patagonia and Seventh Generation. We are excited about this as it fits well [...] Read more
Hacking Society
Nick Grossman – Apr 24, 2012
Today we are excited to bring together a group of thinkers and doers to USV to discuss how networks are transforming our society and economy Read more