USV Thesis 3.0
At USV, we are thesis-driven investors. We state clearly and concisely what we want to invest in and, implicitly, decide not to invest in anything else. That is a good thing because, as our partner Rebecca wrote in this post: The [...] Read more
USV Thesis 3.0
At USV, we are thesis-driven investors. We state clearly and concisely what we want to invest in and, implicitly, decide not to invest in anything else. That is a good thing because, as our partner Rebecca wrote in this post : [...] Read more
1.1.1.1
Our portfolio company Cloudflare announced a consumer DNS service (a resolver) yesterday . It was not an April Fools stunt. If you want to use the Internet’s fastest, privacy-first consumer DNS service, then head over to 1.1.1.1 and click the [...] Read more
World After Capital: Laying a Foundation (Regulation & Self-Regulation)
NOTE: I am continuing to publish revised sections from my book World After Capital here. These sections on Regulation and Self-Regulation follow the one on Optimism to make clear my belief that technology will not automatically makes things better but [...] Read more
USV Thesis 3.0
We believe we are still at the beginning of the opportunity to broaden access with the most critical implications ahead of us. As a result, we decided to revise our thesis into a third version: USV backs trusted brands that broaden access to knowledge, capital, and well-being by leveraging networks, platforms, and protocols. Read more
Easter Eggs
Happy Easter everyone. I would also like to wish folks a happy Passover. My topic today are Easter Eggs. Not the kind that kids find hidden in the back yard, but little features that developers hide in the software applications [...] Read more