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New York City Is Rocking For Startups!
Albert Wenger – Nov 20, 2009
Here is just a small sampling of all the awesome events that took place in NY City this week (I realize I should have posted this at the beginning of the week). Just to name a few, there was Web [...] Read more
The Open Web is Under Attack: What To Do (Part 2)
Albert Wenger – Nov 19, 2009
Following up to yesterday’s post, here is what I think folks should do about the threat of platform lock-in at the application/content layer. First, recognize that this is directly related to net neutrality. The ability of existing platforms and content [...] Read more
The Open Web is Under Attack: What To Do (Part 1)
Albert Wenger – Nov 18, 2009
Yesterday, I wrote about why the open web is under attack. Today, as promised, the follow up on what to do about it. I believe the single most important thing is to let Congress know that people actually care about [...] Read more
The Open Web is Under Attack
Albert Wenger – Nov 17, 2009
Yesterday, Tim O'Reilly published a provocatively titled post: “The War for the Web." In it he discusses the dangers to the web as an open platform from the attempts by the biggest players to own more and more of the [...] Read more
Content Capital
Albert Wenger – Nov 16, 2009
Had a great discussion at dinner last night about the future of publishing and the role of authors and agents. My believe is that agents have to start providing content capital. The idea behind content capital is pretty much the [...] Read more
Hiring: Lack of Diversity Becomes Self-Reinforcing
Albert Wenger – Nov 13, 2009
The first startup I was involved with was a management consulting company in Germany. I had been out of college for less than a year when I joined four much more experienced guys in forming Bossard Consultants Germany (some initial [...] Read more
Achieving Excess Returns
Albert Wenger – Nov 11, 2009
One of the persistent questions for anyone investing money (whether in the public or private markets) is how to achieve excess returns. I have been thinking about this quite a bit over the last weeks as we have prepared for [...] Read more
Welcoming Founders Collective
Albert Wenger – Nov 10, 2009
Yesterday, Chris Dixon announced on his blog (http://cdixon.org) the formation of Founders Collective, a $40 million seed stage fund. I have known about Founders Collective for some time and am excited about the launch. I have written on several previous [...] Read more
Launching a New Site for Union Square Ventures
Albert Wenger – Nov 9, 2009
This morning we have launched the new web site for Union Square Ventures at usv.com. We are very excited about all the dynamic elements on the site. For instance, if you visit the page for a portfolio company such as [...] Read more