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Kickstarter Turns Ten
Fred Wilson – Apr 30, 2019
I noticed that the Kickstarter logo on my phone had confetti on this this morning. So I clicked on it and the app loaded this message on startup: I like that they ended that birthday message with “show me projects”. [...] Read more
Joining Union Square Ventures
Gillian Munson – Apr 30, 2019
I am delighted to announce that I have joined Union Square Ventures partnership. What started a few months ago as a catch up breakfast with my friend Andy Weissman, became a series of conversations with the amazing USV team and [...] Read more
USV 2019 Funds
Albert Wenger – Apr 30, 2019
We are pleased to announce that we have raised two new funds. The 2019 Core Fund has commitments of $200 million (up slightly from our last few core funds which were $175 million) and the 2019 Opportunity Fund is at [...] Read more
Coffee Chat: How do you start a community?
Bethany Crystal – Apr 30, 2019
About this Series: There’s a list of questions that I get asked a lot about my career and my job, so I’ve decided to turn these into a short series of blog posts that I can use for reference in [...] Read more
Followership
Fred Wilson – Apr 28, 2019
In evaluating leaders, at the top of a company, or in the ranks of company leadership, an important quality that I look for is followership. Specifically, will the team line up behind this person? Of course, leaders have to have [...] Read more
Audio Of The Week: Reg A+ Token Filings
Fred Wilson – Apr 27, 2019
In this podcast, Laura Shin and Zach Fallon, of Blakemore Fallon, talk about how to use the SEC’s Reg A regulations to do a token offering. Read more
Want a mentor? Stop asking for one.
Bethany Crystal – Apr 27, 2019
UPDATED: See part two of this series here: “What to turn a mentor into a role model? Just be cool.” At least once a week, I get a request with a familiar ring to it: “I heard what you said [...] Read more
The 4-Box Job Searching Grid
Bethany Crystal – Apr 27, 2019
So you want a new job? Great. Hold your nose and start applying, right? No. Absolutely not. Unless you’re looking for the clearest path to resume purgatory and the most likely option to put yourself back on the job market [...] Read more
The 5 Cardinal Rules of Moderating a Panel
Bethany Crystal – Apr 27, 2019
A snapshot from a recent panel in which I was a participant, not a moderator So, you’ve been asked to moderate a panel discussion at an event. Great…you’ve snagged the runner-up position instead of being selected a full-on speaker. Time [...] Read more