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The Difference Between “Can” and “Should”
Bethany Crystal – Apr 22, 2019
I’ve always had a pretty big problem with this one. As soon as somebody says, “You can’t do that,” my immediate instinctual reaction is as follows: “Oh yeah? Just you wait.” Every. Single. Time. This has served me well countless [...] Read more
Facial Recognition
Fred Wilson – Apr 21, 2019
I would like to start this post with a disclosure. USV portfolio company Clarifai has one of the best facial recognition models on the market and is very active in the facial recognition market. Now that I have disclosed that, [...] Read more
Video Of The Week: John von Neumann on K12 CS Education
Fred Wilson – Apr 20, 2019
As many of you know, I have spent a fair bit of my time over the last ten years on increasing the amount of CS Education in our K12 system in NYC and around the US. My friend Rob sent [...] Read more
Learning about Leaders … from the Organizations they Build
Albert Wenger – Apr 19, 2019
One thing I have learned in over 2 decades of working with startups is that you can learn the most about a leader from the organization that they build. Over time, especially if not checked by a capable board, the [...] Read more
A Hackathon At NYC’s City Hall
Fred Wilson – Apr 18, 2019
I like going to hackathons. A number of USV portfolio companies have emerged out of hackathons, like our portfolio company Dapper which created its hit crypto-collectible game CryptoKitties at a Hackathon in late 2017. So yesterday I headed down to [...] Read more
Healthcare At USV
Fred Wilson – Apr 17, 2019
Over the last five years, we have stepped up our investing in and around healthcare. About 15-20% of the early stage companies we have invested in over our last two fund cycles are working in this sector. If you look [...] Read more
Uncertainty Wednesday: Learning from Notre Dame
Albert Wenger – Apr 17, 2019
It was upsetting to see Notre Dame burn on Monday, as the building is a beloved landmark to the many millions who have visited Paris and enjoyed a stroll near its majestic presence. In addition it is also a major [...] Read more
Underground Infrastructure
Fred Wilson – Apr 16, 2019
One evening last week my daughter and I spent an hour with a team from our portfolio company Pilot Fiber who were pulling a new fiber cable from Sixth Avenue to Fifth Avenue along 18th Street. My daughter is doing [...] Read more
Watch Andrew Yang
Albert Wenger – Apr 16, 2019
Normally I would post a revised excerpt from World After Capital, but last week involved a lot of travel so I didn’t make enough progress. Instead, if you have not seen it already, I recommend watching Andrew Yang’s CNN Town [...] Read more