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What Kind Of Coach Do You Want?
Fred Wilson – Jan 22, 2019
My colleagues and I are asked all the time for recommendations for coaches, mostly for the founders and CEOs we work with, but often for others on the senior team. I am a huge fan of coaches. I think they [...] Read more
Reasons for Optimism
Albert Wenger – Jan 22, 2019
NOTE: I will resume posting excerpts from World After Capital next week. A couple of weeks ago I first tweeted about what gives people reasons for optimism and then wrote a post. Both of these were preparations for giving the [...] Read more
Understanding everyone’s motivation
Bethany Crystal – Jan 22, 2019
I think one of the toughest things about being in any group is remembering that everyone has a different underlying drive and motivation. You like to think that, if you’re the one in the meeting making a presentation, that everybody [...] Read more
MLK Day Quote
Fred Wilson – Jan 21, 2019
Martin Luther King Jr. was a man of words. He used them to inspire, to rally, and to ultimately bring change. The change he brought is the reason we remember him on this day every year. Many of his words [...] Read more
Coffee Chat: How did you get a job at a VC firm?
Bethany Crystal – Jan 21, 2019
About this Series: There’s a list of questions that I get asked a lot about my career and my job, so I’ve decided to turn these into a short series of blog posts that I can use for reference in [...] Read more
Screen Time Tracking/Management
Fred Wilson – Jan 20, 2019
In my “What Happened in 2018 ” post I wrote this: And the usage of screen time management apps, like Screentime on iOS, is surging. We know we are addicted to tech, we don’t want to be, and we are [...] Read more
The customer is always right
Bethany Crystal – Jan 20, 2019
“…um…is there a problem?” I finally broke the three minutes of silence between me and my cashier. She looked up from the register, where she’d been locking her gaze and finally made eye contact. “Oh,” she shrugged her shoulders nonchalantly. [...] Read more
Ghosts and Ancestors
Andy Weissman – Jan 20, 2019
People will tell you where they've gone They'll tell you where to go But till you get there yourself You never really know -Joni Mitchell Towards the end of his Broadway show, Bruce Springsteen describes how he’s realized that as [...] Read more
Video Of The Week: Our Partner Rebecca Kaden
Fred Wilson – Jan 19, 2019
Rebecca Kaden , who joined USV in late 2017, was on Bloomberg last May. Somehow, I had never seen this. So I am running it today. If you don’t know Rebecca, you should meet her. She’s leading our efforts in [...] Read more