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Open Finance First, Open Data Second
Fred Wilson – Aug 13, 2019
My partner Nick put together a deck outlining USV’s approach to crypto investing earlier this year and we have been using it with founders and investors since then. One slide I particularly like from that deck is this one which [...] Read more
Climate Crisis Part 4: What to Do?
Albert Wenger – Aug 12, 2019
So far my climate crisis posts have been about declaring an actual emergency, the encouraging youth movement and joining the global climate strike on September 20th. Now I want to turn to the question of what to do. Today’s post [...] Read more
Our Bias Toward Big Events
Bethany Crystal – Aug 8, 2019
I facilitate a lot of small group events and gatherings for my job. Throughout the year, my colleagues and I collectively coordinate more than 100 convening moments for employees throughout our portfolio network. At each of these, we set out [...] Read more
Climate Crisis Part 3: A Global Strike
Albert Wenger – Aug 2, 2019
This is the third post in a series on the climate crisis. Post 1 declares the crisis. Post 2 is about the rising youth movement. Today’s post is about what to do next. The first and most urgent step everyone can take is [...] Read more
Collecting Stories on Your Travels
Bethany Crystal – Aug 2, 2019
My husband and I recently returned from a 10-day trip to Norway, where we had the opportunity to meet over a dozen new faces in our lives. The fisherman who oversees two daily fishing trips, the uber-locals who never leave [...] Read more
Climate Crisis Part 3: A Global Strike
Albert Wenger – Aug 2, 2019
This is the third post in a series on the climate crisis. Post 1 declares the crisis. Post 2 is about the rising youth movement. Today’s post is about what to do next. The first and most urgent step everyone [...] Read more
Support Andrew Yang Now
Albert Wenger – Aug 1, 2019
Yesterday evening in the Democratic Debates Andrew Yang made a key observation in his closing remarks: the debates and their coverage are a reality show, which is exactly how we wound up with a reality show president last time. From [...] Read more
Climate Crisis Part 2: Youth Rising
Albert Wenger – Jul 31, 2019
This post is the second part in a series on the climate crisis (Part 1). Earlier this year I gave a talk titled Reasons for Optimism. In it I refer to the Fridays for Future movement started by the amazing Greta Thunberg as giving me hope. It [...] Read more
Climate Crisis Part 2: Youth Rising
Albert Wenger – Jul 31, 2019
This post is the second part in a series on the climate crisis (Part 1). Earlier this year I gave a talk titled Reasons for Optimism. In it I refer to the Fridays for Future movement started by the amazing [...] Read more