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A Healthy Discussion about Wealth (and Billionaires)
Albert Wenger – Feb 8, 2019
The question of “How Much is Enough?” isn’t just the title of an excellent book by Edward and Robert Skidelsky, but has come to be at the forefront of political debate. We are finally discussing such topics as a wealth [...] Read more
Optimism
Fred Wilson – Feb 7, 2019
I was talking with my friend Jerry today and he said “everything is possible.” I told him I don’t think I am going to be able to dunk on a regulation height rim. But I subscribe to Jerry’s mantra of [...] Read more
How do you show consistency as a leader?
Bethany Crystal – Feb 7, 2019
This week marks the kickoff of our 15th class of “USV Manager Bootcamp.” Built in collaboration with LifeLabs Learning, this four-week training brings together new managers and high-potential employees across our portfolio network to teach them skills that define great [...] Read more
Routines
Fred Wilson – Feb 6, 2019
I am often asked for advice on productivity. People want to know how I get things done. The truth is I am not well organized, I don’t use any productivity tools. I work hard but I don’t work all of [...] Read more
Uncertainty Wednesday: Avoiding Strong Claims on Intelligence
Albert Wenger – Feb 6, 2019
Today’s Uncertainty Wednesday will be the last post for a while about matters related to intelligence following my posts on the problems of sample correlation under fat tails and on dynamic versus static models. Now might be a good time [...] Read more
Getting people in the room
Bethany Crystal – Feb 6, 2019
One of the best parts about being a community member is the sense of belonging you feel after meeting up in person. One of the hardest parts about being a community organizer is figuring out how to physically get people [...] Read more
Early Liquidity
Fred Wilson – Feb 5, 2019
Ever since I got interested in crypto, I have looked at the emergence of the commercial Internet in the 90s as a roadmap for what to expect. And while that has largely been useful as a frame of reference, I’ve [...] Read more
The satisfaction of ritualizaton
Bethany Crystal – Feb 5, 2019
I took my first work flight of the year today, flying out of JFK to SFO just like a I do about a half-dozen times annually. But this time I flew out with a new colleague. It’s our first time [...] Read more
Raising A SAFE Or Convertible Note In Between Rounds
Fred Wilson – Feb 4, 2019
A trend we’ve seen in the financing of startups in the last five years is the “SAFE between rounds” which means raising a convertible note (or SAFE) to provide more capital and runway in between financing rounds. It often comes [...] Read more