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Voting in the Midterms: Rebuking Trump’s Tribalism and Hate
Albert Wenger – Oct 29, 2018
I have not been blogging a lot, other than the occasional updated excerpt from World After Capital and a few posts in my Uncertainty Wednesday series. The reason is that I am struggling with the relevance of much of what [...] Read more
Women Rising
Fred Wilson – Oct 28, 2018
This video is an advertisement in support of a group of women running for national office in these midterms. I am compelled by this advertisement and these women. I am very hopeful that women like these will increasingly lead our [...] Read more
Video Of The Week: The USDC Stablecoin
Fred Wilson – Oct 27, 2018
Our portfolio company Coinbase announced this week that they will be adding the USDC Stablecoin to their various services in the coming weeks. This video below explains what the USDC stablecoin is and why it is important. USV TEAM POSTS: [...] Read more
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Andy Weissman – Oct 25, 2018
Differentiated user experiences are a cornerstone of the defensible businesses that USV has invested in for over 10 years. In the most recent articulation of our thesis - 3.0 - we also stressed experiences and trusted brands that expand access [...] Read more
Engaging In Cryptonetworks
Fred Wilson – Oct 25, 2018
Ever since the first cryptonetwork, Bitcoin, was created, investors have had the opportunity to earn returns by engaging in the network. In Bitcoin’s case, that was done by mining the network, effectively powering it. As the sector has grown, investors [...] Read more
Introducing the USV Talent Network
Bethany Crystal – Oct 24, 2018
Today we’re excited to announce the launch of our new USV Talent Network. Read more
Jet Lag
Fred Wilson – Oct 24, 2018
Jet lag is such a challenge for me. We got back from Japan four days ago and I was doing great. I figured that I had it beat this time. Then last night at 2am, I woke up and I [...] Read more
Business Model Innovation in Healthcare
Fred Wilson – Oct 23, 2018
Naomi posted some thoughts on changing business models in health care on the USV blog yesterday. The one that I am personally most excited about is what Naomi calls “change of venue” and within that I like the “virtual primary [...] Read more
Business Model Innovation in Healthcare
Naomi Shah – Oct 22, 2018
Recent conversations around healthcare have surfaced words like “crisis” and “collapse”. Besides being confused by the existing system, 20% of Americans can no longer afford basic healthcare (including their insurance premiums), leading to a higher number of people who are [...] Read more