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Bayesian Probability and a Theory of Life (Skillshare Class)
Albert Wenger – Jun 29, 2012
On July 11 at noon I will be teaching my Skillshare class on Bayesian Probability and a Theory of Life again. I am really looking forward to doing so for a bunch of different reasons. First, I really enjoyed teaching [...] Read more
What If We Give It Away: Lessons from TED
Andy Weissman – Jun 28, 2012
"Once in a while you get shown the light in the strangest of places if you look at it right" What if the value your service or company provides may not be the one you originally or naturally think it [...] Read more
Chrome for Android
Albert Wenger – Jun 27, 2012
Google has been showing off a lot of neat goodies at Google I/O. But the most interesting announcement as far as I can tell of the day is the availability of Chrome for Android. The existing Android browser is relatively [...] Read more
Joining USV
Brian Watson – Jun 26, 2012
Hi there, I'm Brian, one of the new analysts (along with Zander) joining the investment team at Union Square Ventures. I couldn't be more excited to get started at USV, examining and investing in the open internet through connected innovation. [...] Read more
Hello World
Zander Pease – Jun 26, 2012
I first came to USV one year ago, almost to the day, as a hackNY fellow. Fred, Brad and Albert gave a talk about venture capital, with a special emphasis on the New York tech ecosystem. I've been following them [...] Read more
And Then There Were Nine
Christina Cacioppo – Jun 26, 2012
Last October, we posted about our search for a new analyst at USV. We received many outstanding applications and spent the fall reading blog posts, following Twitter streams, poking at side projects, and interviewing candidates. We met a number of [...] Read more
Recognizing Alan Turing
Albert Wenger – Jun 25, 2012
This weekend marked the celebration of Alan Turing’s 100th birthday. Turing was one of the intellectual giants of the 20th century and made major contributions to cryptanalysis and started the theory of computability. He died shortly before his 42nd birthday [...] Read more
Mobile Identity (Phone Numbers are Toast)
Albert Wenger – Jun 21, 2012
About 3 years ago, I wrote how phone numbers might be an important part of mobile identity. I started to change my mind on this last year. Now I am thinking that phone numbers may in fact much more rapidly [...] Read more
Duolingo and Why We Need to Protect the Internet
Albert Wenger – Jun 20, 2012
Yesterday my partner Brad announced our investment in Duolingo. Duolingo is an ambitious attempt to provide free language learning and use all the work by the learners to provide a translation service. You can watch Luis von Ahn’s TED Talk [...] Read more