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Our portfolio company Dapper Labs , the maker of the popular crypto-collectible game CryptoKitties , is back with their second game, called Cheeze Wizards , also built on the Ethereum blockchain. Cheeze Wizards is in “pre-sale” mode right now. You [...]  Read more

This past Wednesday, I appeared on stage at Consensus 2019 with Paul Vigna of the Wall Street Journal and Brian Armstrong , CEO of our portfolio company Coinbase . The topic we were supposed to discuss was why crypto has [...]  Read more

I don’t do as much public speaking as I used to. Fortunately my colleagues at USV have picked up the slack and we are still out there telling the world what we believe in and why. I think that is [...]  Read more

On Monday, I wrote : With the crypto winter seemingly coming to an end and spring on the horizon, So why do I think winter is behind us and spring is on the horizon? Well you can see in the [...]  Read more

I remember back in the 2005/2006/2007 time frame when blogging and social media was coming of age, I used this blog as a petri dish to explore ideas like influencer marketing, social advertising, and virality that have become critical parts [...]  Read more

My son played in a baseball tournament this weekend. His team did well, and finished as the runner-up.  The team that beat them in the finals played really well, but more importantly, it was obvious that they had a strong [...]  Read more

I’m working on a new side project called Numberline. It's a line you can text to play with numbers and learm some mental math. I’d love for you to try it out. Text +1 (575) 223-1415 to start. (ahem, +1 [...]  Read more