On Seeking Advice
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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We Are Hiring
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
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
Rio (Brazil)!
Last week we took a family vacation in Rio de Janeiro! We went to visit friends who had lived just up the street from us here for the past eight years but moved back to Rio (where they are from) [...] Read more
Quick Thoughts on OS4 Announcements
The big news of course isn’t multitasking, or unified inbox, but iAds and GameCenter. These are aimed squarely at making the iPhone (and iPad) a monetizable and viral platform to rival Facebook. Still this strategy seems flawed by being tied [...] Read more
The Price of Internet Freedom Is?
I have blogged in the past about threats to the open web and what to do about them. It is easy to be dismissive of concerns about Apple’s philosophy of control which necessitates a partially closed system. But there is [...] Read more
The iPad and Apple’s Lacking Cloud Strategy
We were on family vacation through Sunday, so when our iPad arrived via UPS on Saturday nobody was home, which meant that we had to wait until Monday for it to be re-delivered. I wish I could share first impressions [...] Read more
Financial Reform Bill Uproar May Be Unwarranted
Yesterday I saw a tweet from Josh Kopelman and then this morning a post from Bijan about Senator Dodd’s financial reform bill suggesting that it would impose a 120 day review period on angel investing (which would be crazy). They [...] Read more