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Fred Wilson – Jun 13, 2011
We are big fans of communities at Union Square Ventures. The partners in our firm have been investing in Internet communities for almost 15 years and we are constantly reminded of the power of the community. Whenever we are presented [...] Read more
Wattpad’s Continued Re-Imagining of the Book
Albert Wenger – Jun 6, 2011
This week is Book Expo America which is the biggest book trade show in the US. That's a great moment for reflecting on how the book is being transformed in the age of the Internet. Mary Meeker in her slide [...] Read more
Kickstarter
Fred Wilson – Mar 17, 2011
In the fall of 2009, we met the founding team at Kickstarter. Perry, Yancey, and Charles had built a marketplace where anyone could fund and follow creativity of all kinds. We were immediately taken with the team and the idea.We [...] Read more
Stack Overflow becomes Stack Exchange
Brad Burnham – Mar 9, 2011
We are thrilled to announce that Stack Overflow has closed a follow-on round of financing led by Index Ventures with participation from Spark Capital and ourselves. Neil Rimer and Bijan Sabet will join the board. We will also add a [...] Read more
Innovation in Education
Albert Wenger – Mar 7, 2011
Today, President Obama will visit TechBoston Academy together with Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and Melinda Gates. The President is likely to renew his call for more innovation in education, with initiatives such as the creation of a federal education [...] Read more
Kik
Fred Wilson – Mar 6, 2011
At Union Square Ventures, we seek to invest in large networks of engaged users. And we believe that the new beachhead for creating large networks is the mobile device.When you look at the engaged user on the mobile device, the [...] Read more