Writing

In this talk that he gave at the Blockstack Berlin conference last month, my partner Albert argues that privacy is a strategy and not a core value in the information age. USV TEAM POSTS: Albert Wenger — April 6, 2018 [...]  Read more

It’s been a busy week on the USV news front. On Tuesday we rolled out our new thesis and yesterday we announced our latest investment, ShopShops . I was talking to a young woman this week who we are interviewing [...]  Read more

I have been down in DC the last two weeks, among other things, talking to lawmakers and regulators about cryptonetworks and cryptocurrencies .  As part of that, I’ve been spending a lot of time with attorneys — specifically securities attorneys [...]  Read more

I use Bose QuietComfort 35 headphones when I’m on my desktop and laptop but I prefer the Apple AirPods when I am on my phone. They are small, light, and fit well in my ear. But I’ve had this nagging [...]  Read more

At USV, we are thesis-driven investors. We state clearly and concisely what we want to invest in and, implicitly, decide not to invest in anything else. That is a good thing because, as our partner Rebecca wrote in this post: The [...]  Read more