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FOSTA Must Be Challenged in Court
Albert Wenger – Mar 23, 2018
The United States Senate passed the Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act (FOSTA). The putative intention for the bill, fighting sex trafficking is a good intention. I completely agree that sex trafficking is a horrible crime [...] Read more
Zombies eating kitties
Nick Grossman – Mar 22, 2018
On Tuesday we announced our investment in Cryptokitties , and, as you might expect, received a combination of enthusiasm and skepticism in response. Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies already sound ridiculous to most people, and virtual “real” kittens made out of cryptocurrency [...] Read more
Profits and Social Responsibility
Fred Wilson – Mar 22, 2018
The relationship between profits and social responsibility is a topic I’ve touched on many times here over the years. I believe you can be a socially responsible person, investor, or company and also be a high performing one. I tweeted [...] Read more
First On SoundCloud
Fred Wilson – Mar 21, 2018
Our portfolio company SoundCloud is the first place most musical artists post their music, the first place most musical artists are offered an opportunity to monetize their music, and the first place most listeners discover new artists and their music. [...] Read more
CryptoKitties
Fred Wilson – Mar 21, 2018
AVC readers may have noticed that I didn’t blog here yesterday. That’s because I blogged on USV.com instead, about our most recent investment. You can read that post here . Read more
Uncertainty Wednesday: Interlude
Albert Wenger – Mar 21, 2018
Before covering p-values and why they are so problematic, I thought it would be a good idea to provide a bit of a recap of Uncertainty Wednesday. I have been writing this series for almost two years now, beginning summer [...] Read more
CryptoKitties
Fred Wilson – Mar 20, 2018
The news broke today that USV, along with many of our friends in the tech/startup/VC sector, has invested in CryptoKitties. What is a CryptoKitty? Well it's a cute digital kitten. The USV team made one last December and our kitten [...] Read more
The AT&T/Time Warner Trial
Fred Wilson – Mar 19, 2018
Trump’s Justice Department goes to court this week to block the merger of AT&T and Time Warner on “anti-competition concerns.” Like most of the things that come out of this administration, this is a joke. HBO has 54 million subscribers [...] Read more
Back from the Mountains
Albert Wenger – Mar 19, 2018
I was mostly offline last week skiing in the Alps. I love skiing for many reasons: I find it a great way to experience flow state and it combines being outdoors with vigorous exercise (especially when skinning or bootpacking up [...] Read more