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Uncertainty Wednesday: Spurious Correlation (Cont’d)
Albert Wenger – Feb 7, 2018
Last Uncertainty Wednesday, I introduced the topic of spurious correlation. Since then I have discovered a site that gives some fantastic examples of (potentially) spurious correlations. Here is one: The coefficient of correlation is 0.9926, i.e. almost 1 (which would [...] Read more
Quizlet – The World’s Largest User Generated Learning Platform
Fred Wilson – Feb 6, 2018
On the occasion of our portfolio company Quizlet ‘s announcement of a new round of funding today , I thought I’d talk about what led us to Quizlet and why it is poised to be a game changer in education. Read more
Setting Up A New Phone
Fred Wilson – Feb 5, 2018
I finally got around to buying the Pixel 2, a phone that several of my USV colleagues have said is the best phone they have owned. It’s too early in my relationship with this phone to comment on whether I [...] Read more
World After Capital: Introduction
Albert Wenger – Feb 5, 2018
NOTE: This is the current state of the introduction for World After Capital. It provides an overview of the key ideas from the book. In case you missed it, last week’s blog post has the work in progress note and [...] Read more
Splitting The Deal
Fred Wilson – Feb 4, 2018
Syndicating an early stage investment is a time honored practice in the venture capital business. It was extremely common in the VC business in the early 80s when I started. I assume syndicating was a common practice in the early [...] Read more
Splitting The Deal
Fred Wilson – Feb 4, 2018
Syndicating an early stage investment is a time honored practice in the venture capital business. It was extremely common in the VC business in the early 80s when I started. I assume syndicating was a common practice in the early [...] Read more
Video Of The Week: The Upfront Summit Crypto Video
Fred Wilson – Feb 3, 2018
The annual Upfront Summit took place in LA this past week. I attended day two and enjoyed it very much. Prior to the summit, the Upfront team interviewed a bunch of investors in the crypto sector and put together this [...] Read more
Video Of The Week: The Upfront Summit Crypto Video
Fred Wilson – Feb 3, 2018
The annual Upfront Summit took place in LA this past week. I attended day two and enjoyed it very much. Prior to the summit, the Upfront team interviewed a bunch of investors in the crypto sector and put together this [...] Read more
USV Is Hiring Two Analysts
Fred Wilson – Feb 1, 2018
It’s that time again. USV is hiring two analysts, each for a two year rotation . Read more