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Taking a Stand on Protect IP
Albert Wenger – Jun 23, 2011
Today we posted on the USV blog about a letter against the Protect IP Act. The letter is signed by 53 VCs from 40 different firms representing over $13 billion in equity capital. Our central objection to the act is [...] Read more
Security: A Board Level Issue
Albert Wenger – Jun 21, 2011
The Internet has experienced an epic set of attacks over the last few months. This has ranged from massive compromises such as Sony’s Playstation Network to the smaller but potentially equally impactful breach of Mt. Gox (a bitcoin exchange that [...] Read more
Pandora, S1s and Social
Albert Wenger – Jun 17, 2011
I had an opportunity to buy shares in the Pandora IPO but chose not to. If I was a super active trader and had stayed on top of it I could have made a fair bit of money as the [...] Read more
Researching ESP (Motivating Kids’ Interest in Science)
Albert Wenger – Jun 13, 2011
For the end of her 5th grade, my daughter had to complete something called the “capstone project” – meant to be a first original research project. She came up with what I thought was a rather original project: she wanted [...] Read more
Bitcoin Revisited: What Society Do We Want?
Albert Wenger – Jun 9, 2011
This is the week for “revisited” blog posts. Today: bitcoin. In my first post about bitcoin I expressed my concern that we may be experiencing a speculative bubble that might ultimately destroy the currency’s usefulness. Since that post, which was [...] 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
Groupon Revisited (with Echos of Kozmo.com)
Albert Wenger – Jun 6, 2011
The filing of the Groupon S1 has resulted in a lot of discussion about Groupon’s business model. Most of the comments were negative, going as far as calling Groupon a “Ponzi Scheme,” although there were a few defenders, such as [...] Read more
Help Me Understand Bitcoin (and Possibly Earn Some Coin!)
Albert Wenger – Jun 1, 2011
Like many others, I find myself fascinated by bitcoin. Not only is it a wonderful example of the real world catching up with science fiction, but it also shows off the incredible power of the Internet to disrupt existing institutions [...] Read more
Internet Bill of Rights and eG8 Summit
Albert Wenger – May 25, 2011
I have argued in the past that we need an Internet Bill of Rights. If anyone doubted that, then they should look at what has been happening at and around the eG8 summit. There have been many great tweets from [...] Read more