Writing

Choose

Researching Online Education

We've blogged about many aspects of USV, including our investment thesis and our preferences on deal terms, but we've rarely shared our internal research on new markets and industries. On reflection, we've decided it would be better to make that [...]  Read more

And Then There Were Nine

Last October, we posted about our search for a new analyst at USV. We received many outstanding applications and spent the fall reading blog posts, following Twitter streams, poking at side projects, and interviewing candidates. We met a number of [...]  Read more

What comes next

Now is a great time to be an internet entrepreneur. While much of the global economy sputters, tech companies post growth numbers other industries haven't seen in years. Their success hasn't gone unnoticed, and the pace of tech-company creation has [...]  Read more

Analyst hiring update #2

A few weeks ago, we announced we're looking for someone to join the USV team as an analyst. We accepted applications for two weeks, until October 14, using Take The Interview.We hoped 14 days was enough time for potential applicants. [...]  Read more

Analyst hiring update

A reminder we're closing applications for the investment analyst position at 6pm Eastern time Thursday, Oct. 13. After applications close, we'll review each one before beginning to reach out and schedule meetings. We will respond to all who apply.We're asking [...]  Read more

We’re hiring

Union Square Ventures has a long history - in internet time at least - of hiring off this blog (posts here, here, and here.) A fundamental assumption of the way we've hired is that we're able to get to know [...]  Read more

A new member of the USV team

Like many of you, I began reading the Union Square Ventures blog because of Albert, Brad, and Fred's open discussions of the disruptions caused by new technology. I've since learned a tremendous amount both from reading the posts and comments [...]  Read more