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Uncertainty Wednesday: PSA Test Example (Part 3)
Albert Wenger – Mar 16, 2017
OK, so technically it is Thursday but as it turns out I had kind of an epic day yesterday and so Uncertainty Wednesday is a day late (thus introducing some uncertainty about when you will get your next dose of [...] Read more
The Riff
Andy Weissman – Mar 14, 2017
Today we have have posted The Riff #1 to Soundcloud (and soon to iTunes, Google Play and other places I suppose). The Riff is a 24 minute, unedited single conversation about one topic with one person who knows something about [...] Read more
Some Notes from Videohackday
Albert Wenger – Mar 13, 2017
This past Saturday, Susan and Oliver from Ziggeo organized the third New York City Videohackday. Turnout was terrific with over 100 participants and 18 teams submitting a project. The format of a one-day event works well and appears to attract [...] Read more
Convertible and SAFE Notes
Fred Wilson – Mar 12, 2017
Angel/seed rounds used to be done via priced equity securities, either common or preferred. Then, starting about ten years ago, we started to see convertible debt being used in the angel and seed rounds. By 2010 this was the norm [...] Read more
Vault 7, Endpoint Security and Why We Need Blockchain Infrastructure
Albert Wenger – Mar 10, 2017
With the release by Wikileaks of the so-called Vault 7 CIA Hacking tools, the debate has once again turned to the effectiveness and role of encryption. As Zeynep Tufekci (you should absolutely follow her on Twitter) rightly points out, this [...] Read more
Uncertainty Wednesday: PSA Test Example (Cont’d)
Albert Wenger – Mar 8, 2017
Last week in Uncertainty Wednesday, I introduced the example of the PSA test for prostate cancer. I provided all the probabilities for elementary events assuming a 50-year old male. We then did some simple addition to figure out the probability [...] Read more
USV Session: Building the Healthcare Stack
Lauren Young – Mar 6, 2017
The USV portfolio network consists of 67 active companies with over 7,000 employees across the US, Canada and Europe. We believe in using the power of networks to help our portfolio companies build better businesses through peer to peer learning, external network relationships, and shared resources. On average we host 60 portfolio events each year and, in 2017 we are on track to host nearly 80 in total. Read more
USV Session: Building the Healthcare Stack
Lauren Young – Mar 6, 2017
The USV portfolio network consists of 67 active companies with over 7,000 employees across the US, Canada and Europe. We believe in using the power of networks to help our portfolio companies build better businesses through peer to peer learning, [...] Read more
Uncertainty Wednesday: PSA Test Example
Albert Wenger – Mar 1, 2017
After a 2 week hiatus for travel here is another Uncertainty Wednesday. After going through probability I had promised a concrete example. As a 50 year old male one that is close to home is prostate cancer. The system in [...] Read more