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Andy Weissman – Feb 11, 2018
“Dangerfield eliminated everything from his act but the setups and punchlines” Alex Halberstadt’s essay on Rodney Dangerfield is a masterclass on how to improve by reduction. Dangerfield worked for decades as a comedian until he figured out the thing, his [...] Read more
Dreams
Andy Weissman – Nov 12, 2017
If dreams came true, oh wouldn’t that be nice Most of my sleep dreams are mundane if I can even remember them. The other night I dreamt that I missed a flight to Toronto because I didn’t have my passport. [...] Read more
Quantitative Investing in Shampoo
Andy Weissman – Nov 7, 2017
Can a machine help you invest in shampoo? Coffee? Another consumer product? Last week, the USV portfolio company CircleUp announced the closing and launch of CircleUp Growth Partners - a $125 million fund that will use a quantitative machine learning [...] Read more
The Future and the Process
Andy Weissman – Aug 1, 2017
"People are often asking me what’s going to happen next in science that’s important, and of course, the whole point is that if it’s important, it’s something we didn’t expect. All the really important things come as a big surprise." [...] Read more
Flip
Andy Weissman – Jun 27, 2017
A Google search for “apartment lease” returns 86 million results. Which makes sense. One of the constants in life is finding a place to live, and signing a long-term contract for that living place. That constant — that lease — remains in force even though changes in our lives may not line up neatly with that one- or two-year period. Many things happen to us while we are stuck with a long-term house or apartment lease: new job opportunities, new roommates or relationships, new family members, and so much more. Read more
The Riff
Andy Weissman – Mar 14, 2017
Today we have have posted The Riff #1 to Soundcloud (and soon to iTunes, Google Play and other places I suppose). The Riff is a 24 minute, unedited single conversation about one topic with one person who knows something about [...] Read more
Numerai
Andy Weissman – Dec 12, 2016
Today, we're excited to announce that USV is leading the Series A round of financing in Numerai’s management company. Read more
Nurx
Andy Weissman – Oct 24, 2016
Nurx is a service that today prescribes and delivers medication from a mobile app and in doing so is redefining the doctor-patient relationship and the practice of primary care. We are announcing today that USV had led the company's latest round of financing. Read more
People
Andy Weissman – Oct 21, 2016
Much ado is all I see And feel like it's surrounding me The crowd intrudes all day 'Til I'm finally swept away A few weeks ago I had the extreme privilege of going to a meeting in Washington, D.C. at [...] Read more