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World After Capital: Laying a Foundation (Humanism)
Albert Wenger – Apr 9, 2018
NOTE: I am continuing to publish revised sections from my book World After Capital. Today’s section contains a central idea of the book, which is that the existence of knowledge provides an objective basis for humanism and establishes critical inquiry [...] Read more
Voice Assistants Six+ Years In
Fred Wilson – Apr 8, 2018
We have many voice assistants in our lives. I have Google Assistant on my phone. It is great. The Gotham Gal has Siri on her phone. It is OK. We have Amazon Alexa and Google Home in our apartment. We [...] Read more
Video Of The Week: Is Privacy A Value Or A Strategy?
Fred Wilson – Apr 7, 2018
In this talk that he gave at the Blockstack Berlin conference last month, my partner Albert argues that privacy is a strategy and not a core value in the information age. USV TEAM POSTS: Albert Wenger — April 6, 2018 [...] Read more
From Advertising to Subscriptions and the Evolution of the USV Investment Thesis
Albert Wenger – Apr 6, 2018
Earlier this week Rebecca posted the latest evolution of the USV thesis. It includes the words “trusted brands” which led some people to ask how an early stage company could already be that. I provided the answer in a tweet [...] Read more
ShopShops
Fred Wilson – Apr 5, 2018
It’s been a busy week on the USV news front. On Tuesday we rolled out our new thesis and yesterday we announced our latest investment, ShopShops . I was talking to a young woman this week who we are interviewing [...] Read more
Welcoming ShopShops to USV
Rebecca Kaden – Apr 4, 2018
ShopShops is an example of our thesis around broadening access. It allows consumers to find and buy product from makers and retailers across the globe as well as connect with other users who share tastes and interests. Similarly, retailers can quickly and easily expand their reach to customers quite literally a world away. Read more
Finding your discomfort zone
Nick Grossman – Apr 4, 2018
I have been down in DC the last two weeks, among other things, talking to lawmakers and regulators about cryptonetworks and cryptocurrencies . As part of that, I’ve been spending a lot of time with attorneys — specifically securities attorneys [...] Read more
AirPod Android Music Volume Issue
Fred Wilson – Apr 4, 2018
I use Bose QuietComfort 35 headphones when I'm on my desktop and laptop but I prefer the Apple AirPods when I am on my phone. They are small, light, and fit well in my ear. But I've had this nagging [...] Read more
AirPod Android Music Volume Issue
Fred Wilson – Apr 4, 2018
I use Bose QuietComfort 35 headphones when I’m on my desktop and laptop but I prefer the Apple AirPods when I am on my phone. They are small, light, and fit well in my ear. But I’ve had this nagging [...] Read more