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Back to the City
Albert Wenger – Jun 4, 2010
We have been living in the burbs since shortly after our third child was born, which makes it easy to keep track. Shockingly we are rapidly approaching a decade there! We are fortunate to have a (near) perfect setup – [...] Read more
Five (Not So) Easy Pieces of Legislation to Help Internet Startups
Albert Wenger – Jun 3, 2010
A few times over the last couple of months I have been asked what government could do to help startups. I believe there are five different areas that could really make a difference. The first two are specific to the [...] Read more
The Carried Interest Taxation Debate
Albert Wenger – Jun 2, 2010
My partner Fred has come out in support of taxing carried interest as income instead of capital gains. I agree with Fred’s position because I do not believe that this change will result in less investment in startups.Taxes generally cause [...] Read more
Final Hiring Update
Albert Wenger – Jun 1, 2010
We are excited to announce that we will shortly have two new members for the Union Square Ventures team! They will introduce themselves on this blog as soon as they are ready to do so (no additional details for now, [...] Read more
Learning from the Deepwater Horizon Disaster
Albert Wenger – Jun 1, 2010
The Deepwater Horizon accident is a terrible lesson in not testing backup plans. Yes, it is probably impossible to test the various way of trying to stop a well under exact conditions (i.e. with a gushing well), but the constant [...] Read more