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Video Of The Week: From Agile To Immutable
Fred Wilson – Jan 26, 2019
Two weeks ago, my colleague Nick traveled to Hong Kong to attend a Blockstack event (Blockstack is a USV portfolio company) and deliver this talk, which covers some important questions/issues in the crypto sector. This short tweetstorm sets up the [...] Read more
Switching up your routine
Bethany Crystal – Jan 26, 2019
I’ve always been a big fan of switching up routines. Whether it’s the layout of our apartment, the way I get to work, or where I go out to eat, I regularly try to see out variety wherever possible. Part [...] Read more
In Support of a Wealth Tax
Albert Wenger – Jan 25, 2019
Senator Elizabeth Warren yesterday proposed a wealth tax. It is a way of dealing with the rising inequality issue that I also discuss in World After Capital. I propose a longer term way of getting to a similar place via [...] Read more
Going wallet-less in NYC
Bethany Crystal – Jan 25, 2019
I forgot my wallet on the way to work today. I didn’t sleep well, it was pouring rain, and I was already running late, so by the time I got to the subway, the thought of retracing my steps, trekking [...] Read more
The Founder’s Commitment
Fred Wilson – Jan 24, 2019
The people who start companies are special people. We call them founders in the startup world and I have had the opportunity to work with many of them over the years. They bring all sorts of important things to the [...] Read more
Capitalism and Inequality
Fred Wilson – Jan 23, 2019
I was talking to a friend about AOC’s proposal to increase marginal federal rates to 70% to fund investments in fighting climate change. My friend said he was disappointed that she didn’t propose a top federal rate of 83.25% so [...] Read more
Unlocking a new skill
Nick Grossman – Jan 23, 2019
Over the long weekend, I spent a bunch of time with my kids doing outdoor cold weather activities. I love the winter, and I love winter sports — there is something about being outside on a cold, sunny day that [...] Read more
Uncertainty Wednesday: More on Sample Correlation under Fat Tails
Albert Wenger – Jan 23, 2019
Last Uncertainty Wednesday, I wrote about how sample correlations are not meaningful under fat tails. Today I want to continue this line of argument in the specific context of the claimed relationship between country IQ and GDP. There is strong [...] Read more
Running our first Diversity & Inclusion survey
Bethany Crystal – Jan 23, 2019
Earlier today, I posted on USV’s blog about how we conducted our first-ever, cross-company diversity & inclusion survey in 2018. You can read more about that here, if you’d like to see what we learned. But I wanted to take [...] Read more