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Thinking Ahead To 2019
Fred Wilson – Dec 9, 2018
In the last week, we have learned that Uber, Lyft, and Slack plan 2019 IPOs. I am sure that a few more highly valued private companies are also planning to go public in 2019. It is something that I have [...] Read more
Video Of The Week: The Shifting Funding Landscape
Fred Wilson – Dec 8, 2018
Our friend and USV Limited Partner Beezer Clarkson hosted a panel at the recent Slush Conference in Helsinki talking about the shifting landscape for startup funding. My partner Rebecca participated on the panel along with several others. It’s a roughly [...] Read more
Regulation for Facial Recognition Technology
Albert Wenger – Dec 7, 2018
When Brad Smith from Microsoft had called for the regulation of Facial Recognition technology in July I was concerned about where that might go, as it could easily result in stifling innovation. I was therefore relieved to see the principles [...] Read more
Google Photos Feature Request
Fred Wilson – Dec 6, 2018
I think Google Photos is awesome. It is one of my favorite Google products. The photo search is amazing. And the sync from my Pixel phone to Photos works beautifully. But there is one thing that bugs me about Google [...] Read more
Having a hobby with your partner
Bethany Crystal – Dec 6, 2018
A couple of years ago at a wedding, my husband and I sat in on a conversation about all of the things the other couples at our tables liked to do with their partners — go climbing, travel to the [...] Read more
A New Tab For Spaced Repetition
Dani Grant – Dec 5, 2018
Recently I've been using Quizlet to record information I'm trying to learn. Quizlet rocks, but I forget to go back and study the flashcards after I make them. Yesterday I built a chrome extension that surfaces a flashcard from Quizlet [...] Read more
Quizlet Premium Content
Fred Wilson – Dec 5, 2018
Our portfolio company Quizlet is one of the top mobile apps out there with over 50 million people a month using it to learn something . Quizlet has existed for over a decade as a wikipedia style learning community with [...] Read more
Uncertainty Wednesday: Investing, Perception Risk and Crypto
Albert Wenger – Dec 5, 2018
In investing there is uncertainty about returns. Some investments do well, others do poorly. But that is not the only risk that investors are concerned about when they are investing professionally on behalf of others. There is also the issue [...] Read more
How to prepare for your first job (in tech)
Bethany Crystal – Dec 5, 2018
Over the past couple of years, I’ve spent a lot of time meeting with students who are considering how to approach their careers. Now that I’m about a decade out of school, I feel like I’m far enough away from [...] Read more