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Andy Weissman – Jun 27, 2017
A Google search for “apartment lease” returns 86 million results. Which makes sense. One of the constants in life is finding a place to live, and signing a long-term contract for that living place. That constant — that lease — remains in force even though changes in our lives may not line up neatly with that one- or two-year period. Many things happen to us while we are stuck with a long-term house or apartment lease: new job opportunities, new roommates or relationships, new family members, and so much more. Read more
The Selloff
Fred Wilson – Jun 26, 2017
My oldest daughter Jessica send me a message last night “what’s going on with Ethereum?”. I told her it was a selloff. I said that people who had made a ton of money in the run up over the last [...] Read more
Scifi Book Recommendations: Seveneves and Three Body Problem Trilogy
Albert Wenger – Jun 26, 2017
I love reading science fiction for two reasons: first, because of what I learn about the possible future and second, because of what it says about the present. For instance, I read a lot of William Gibson and Bruce Sterling [...] Read more
Doing The Heavy Lifting
Fred Wilson – Jun 25, 2017
Most venture capital investments are made, over time, by syndicates. This means a group of venture capital firms develops around a company, usually built over multiples rounds. Some of the firms in the syndicate agree to (or require) having a [...] Read more
Doing The Heavy Lifting
Fred Wilson – Jun 25, 2017
Most venture capital investments are made, over time, by syndicates. This means a group of venture capital firms develops around a company, usually built over multiples rounds. Some of the firms in the syndicate agree to (or require) having a [...] Read more
The joy of fixing things up
Nick Grossman – Jun 24, 2017
I am on a plane right now, watching home renovation shows on HGTV, thinking about how much fun it is to fix things up. Doing projects around the house (last year I built an exterior staircase and made new kitchen [...] Read more
Video Of The Week: Unpacking Initial Coin Offerings (ICO) and Token Sales
Fred Wilson – Jun 24, 2017
It’s a travel day for me. We are flying back home today after four weeks away. William told me to watch this video about ICOs and Token Sales. So I will do that on the flight home. Maybe you all [...] Read more
Health Insurance and the R Word (Redistribution)
Albert Wenger – Jun 24, 2017
There are a lot of outright lies (at worst) / profound misunderstandings (at best) on all sides circulating around health insurance at the moment. Today’s post is about the most fundamental one: the relationship between health insurance and redistribution and [...] Read more
Fun Friday: Let’s Play GM
Fred Wilson – Jun 23, 2017
So you are Phil Jackson and you’ve got the eighth pick in yesterday’s NBA Draft. You want a guard who can be a franchise player for the Knicks. You can take Malik Monk, Dennis Smith Jr, or Frank Ntilikina. Who [...] Read more