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USV Statement in US Telecom v. FCC Motion to Stay Open Internet Rules
Nick Grossman – Jul 27, 2015
USV occasionally engages in debate on public policy issues that impact the freedom to innovate and the health of the web. During the past year, we have advocated in favor of the FCC's 2015 open internet rules (aka "net neutrality") [...] Read more
Here’s the solution to the Uber and Airbnb problems — and no one will like it
Nick Grossman – Jul 23, 2015
"Now, the question is: how can we transform our public regulations to adopt this kind of model? Here’s the part that no one will like: "1) Regulators need to accept a new model where they focus less on making it [...] Read more
Where do web standards come from?
Nick Grossman – May 26, 2015
I’ve spent the better part of the last six years thinking about where web standards come from. Before joining USV, I was at the (now retired) urban tech incubator OpenPlans, where, among other things, we worked to further “open” technology [...] Read more
Keeping the Internet Open
Nick Grossman – Feb 26, 2015
Today the FCC is expected to approve its latest open internet rules, concluding the latest (but certainly not last) round in this now decade-long fight. We believe -- along with many others -- that this set of rules will help [...] Read more
Hello 2015
Nick Grossman – Jan 1, 2015
Hi Everyone -- I hope you are enjoying the beginning of the new year. As corny as it sounds, I love new years and the opportunity to get a fresh start, clear the decks, and make plans for the coming [...] Read more
Support services for the Indie Economy
Nick Grossman – Nov 30, 2014
Over the course of the past year, I’ve been interviewed a bunch of times about the “peer economy” or the “sharing economy” (Fastco, Wired, NY Times, PBS Newshour), with most of the focus on the public policy considerations of all [...] Read more
The sweetest pitbull
Nick Grossman – Aug 10, 2014
The point of this story is that it shows me how broken the medical system is. Even in the best case, there is such a lack of communication, coordination and information sharing. Data is everywhere and nowhere. Decisions are slower [...] Read more
Why It’s Expensive to be Poor (And Why It Shouldn’t Be)
Nick Grossman – Sep 13, 2013
I spent the day yesterday at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in DC, at an event discussing mobile payments and related innovations and regulatory issues. Naturally, this is a big issue, with the huge rush to mobile everything, the continued expansion of [...] Read more
Transparency in Government Surveillance
Nick Grossman – Jul 18, 2013
Today, we have joined a large and diverse group of companies, non-profits and consumer advocates in an open letter urging the US government to allow internet and telecom companies to freely report statistics on government surveillance requests.As we've discussed before, [...] Read more