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The Co-Founder Relationship
Fred Wilson – Jan 28, 2018
If you were making a list of things that could go wrong on an seed, angel, or Series A investment, you would have to put the co-founder relationship right up there at the top of the list. Not every startup [...] Read more
The Co-Founder Relationship
Fred Wilson – Jan 28, 2018
If you were making a list of things that could go wrong on an seed, angel, or Series A investment, you would have to put the co-founder relationship right up there at the top of the list. Not every startup [...] Read more
Audio Of The Week: A16Z’s Alex Rampell
Fred Wilson – Jan 27, 2018
I found this wide ranging interview quite interesting. Alex has been an entrepreneur and is now an investor. He is operating at the intersection of traditional fintech and crypto, which is a place USV also often occupies. Read more
Audio Of The Week: A16Z’s Alex Rampell
Fred Wilson – Jan 27, 2018
I found this wide ranging interview quite interesting. Alex has been an entrepreneur and is now an investor. He is operating at the intersection of traditional fintech and crypto, which is a place USV also often occupies. USV TEAM POSTS: [...] Read more
Mycroft: Open Consumer Voice Platform
Albert Wenger – Jan 26, 2018
Late in 2016 I wrote a blog post titled “Voice Platforms: Open Alternative is an Opportunity.” At the time I learned about a project called Mycroft. This project has just launched its second version, the Mark II, on Kickstarter. If [...] Read more
Board Feedback
Fred Wilson – Jan 25, 2018
Something I am a huge fan of is Board Feedback. I’ve written about this a lot here at AVC and I am writing about it again today. Because it is important and not done regularly in my experience. A founder/CEO [...] Read more
USV Manager Bootcamp: A cross-company learning opportunity
Bethany Crystal – Jan 25, 2018
Today marks the kickoff of the 6th USV Manager Bootcamp, a cross-company training for first-time managers at USV portfolio companies. Inspired by leaders across our network and facilitated by LifeLabs Learning, each 4-course session covers the core competencies that many new managers need on the job. Read more
Explainability
Fred Wilson – Jan 24, 2018
Last week I started getting lots of stories about Kendrick Lamar and SZA in my Google Now news feed on my phone. I thought to myself "why all of sudden does Google think I'm interested in Kendrick Lamar and SZA?" [...] Read more
Explainability
Fred Wilson – Jan 24, 2018
Last week I started getting lots of stories about Kendrick Lamar and SZA in my Google Now news feed on my phone. I thought to myself “why all of sudden does Google think I’m interested in Kendrick Lamar and SZA?” [...] Read more