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Facebook and the Net
Albert Wenger – Apr 22, 2010
Hats off to Mark Zuckerberg and the entire team at Facebook. They are managing that most impressive feat of innovating at scale. They are also incredibly ambitious in what they want to accomplish. The goal seems nothing short of one [...] Read more
The Real Trouble with Financial Engineering: Incentives
Albert Wenger – Apr 21, 2010
A good friend of mine was one of the early practitioners in Europe of complex financial engineering for large corporate clients. I vividly remember a conversation with him on a vacation some 20 years ago, when he told me about [...] Read more
Awed By The Potential of Google Books
Albert Wenger – Apr 19, 2010
So I know that there are lots of problems with the Google book settlement. But yesterday I got to experience the power of digitized books firsthand and it was awesome to behold. My son had to do a project for [...] Read more
Hiring Update
Albert Wenger – Apr 16, 2010
Since we posted about hiring on Monday, we have received well over 400 applications. Based on a first pass we are completely blown away by the diversity and level of talent! Unfortunately, we don't stand a chance of giving these [...] Read more
iPad and Kindle in Harmony
Albert Wenger – Apr 15, 2010
I have both a Kindle and an iPad and don’t see the latter replacing the former. They solve different problems for me, at least so far. I use the iPad primarily for browsing the web. Around the house (eg breakfast [...] Read more
On Seeking Advice
Albert Wenger – Apr 14, 2010
It turns out that seeking advice is one of the hardest things to do - at least it was for me for the longest time. Here is what I have learned from my own mistakes. First, it is critical to [...] Read more
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Albert Wenger – Apr 13, 2010
We Are Hiring
Albert Wenger – Apr 12, 2010
It's Spring in New York. The pear trees and magnolias are in full bloom and everyone on the street is smiling, reminded again of irrepressible rhythm of the seasons.That's the good news. The bad news is that another rhythm that [...] Read more
We Are Hiring at USV
Albert Wenger – Apr 12, 2010
We just announced on the Union Square Ventures blog that we are hiring for two positions: an Analyst and a General Manager of the USV Network. Read more