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How COVID Is Impacting Hiring
Matt Cynamon – May 20, 2020
As the longer term impacts of COVID-19 continue to reveal themselves, one area we’ve been paying close attention to is the jobs market. In our portfolio, some companies have newfound tailwinds and are accelerating hiring. Others are cutting back either [...] Read more
No End of Computer History (Yet)
Albert Wenger – May 1, 2020
At USV we have been discussing a cooling internet universe for several years now. We have largely stayed away from backing strictly sales driven companies as they are exposed to competitors who can spend more money on sales and marketing. [...] Read more
What We’re Learning About How We Learn
Hanel Baveja and Hannah Murdoch – Apr 8, 2020
The rapid transition to remote schooling has supercharged trends in online learning -- it’s possible that 3-5 years of behavior change has been condensed into a few short weeks. More independent/self-guided learning has required not only a re-thinking of curriculum [...] Read more
Synchronous Entertainment
David Gabeau – Mar 22, 2020
It's kind of sad that HQ Trivia, a mobile live game show, is no longer running. This should be its moment. Much of the world has spent the last week quarantined in their homes and are unable to watch live [...] Read more
Joining USV
Hannah Murdoch – Mar 18, 2020
Hi everyone! I’m a new analyst at USV and am incredibly excited to be a part of the team. Joining from Google[X], I most recently supported emerging technologies through all stages of development - from stealth user testing to financing [...] Read more
David @ USV
David Gabeau – Mar 18, 2020
I’m joining Union Square Ventures as an analyst on the investment team. It's already been an adventure as I'm transitioning into the role while the world deals with Covid-19. I’ll be digging into USV’s thesis that networks broadening access to [...] Read more