A historical collection of our writing.
It’s such a cliche to say that “less is more” but it’s so often the case. We often advise companies we’re talking to to raise less money than they otherwise might. Raising less now typically means less dilution. It can also mean more focus. Often times, raising too much means spending too much, or […] Read more (opens Nick Grossman in a new tab)
I was sitting with an investor friend earlier this week, describing the kinds of things that USV likes to invest in. She asked if USV invested much in SaaS (Software as a Service), and I said no, not really. But yes, in certain cases, especially where there is a network to be had, and I […] Read more (opens Nick Grossman in a new tab)
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Nikhil Raman & Nick Grossman
As crypto has evolved and matured over the last 15 years, many of its promises have – contrary to popular opinion – come to fruition to a nontrivial degree. Every day millions of users globally bring their wallets to applications where they take onchain actions, with sovereignty over their own […] Read more
The middle of a crypto (and broader financial) market meltdown is perhaps an apropos moment to introduce my second podcast guest: Muneeb Ali , the co-founder of Stacks . Stacks is a “Bitcoin L2”, meaning a system for scaling and expanding the usefulness of the bitcoin network, by making it less […] Read more (opens Nick Grossman in a new tab)
Today I’m excited to introduce two things: 1/ I’m starting a podcast series along the same theme as this blog. The Slow Hunch Podcast will dive into the twists and turns, ups and downs, near misses, minor miracles, and personal plights behind the stories of “overnight successes”, big breakthroughs, […] Read more (opens Nick Grossman in a new tab)
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Nick Grossman & Jared Hecht
In 2007 USV invested in Twitter and Zynga. Both of these companies taught us valuable lessons. […] Read more
