Writing

I was sitting in my backyard this weekend looking up at the roof on my house, which I can’t see because of a parapet, and wondering how all of the solar panels we put up there a few years ago [...]  Read more

It is ironic and upsetting that a nation built on immigration is increasingly unwelcoming to immigrants and that the words ” go back” are becoming a political rallying cry. I am for immigration full stop. I think opening our arms [...]  Read more

I have been vocal here that I do not like the term Unicorn to describe highly valued venture-backed startups. Unicorns are mythical creatures that don't really exist and highly valued venture-backed startups do exist. They might be rare, but they [...]  Read more

Back in May, during Blockchain Week in NYC, I had the pleasure of interviewing the CEO of our portfolio company Coinbase , Brian Armstrong . We started off talking about their rapidly growing institutional business, but quickly got to talking [...]  Read more

“Like many suburban kids growing up in the 70s, I was no stranger to the local bowling alley.” So starts the video below for this Kickstarter project to make a photo book about the classic American bowling alley. That line [...]  Read more

Our portfolio company Nurx started out offering birth control prescriptions on a mobile phone delivered to you in the mail . This has been a game changer for many women who live far from a doctor or a pharmacy or [...]  Read more

One of USV’s newest portfolio companies, Otis , had a coming out party yesterday. The idea behind Otis is that cultural assets like fine art, rare books and comic books, jewelry and watches, sneakers and skateboards, etc are appreciated by [...]  Read more