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Screen Time Tracking/Management
Fred Wilson – Jan 20, 2019
In my “What Happened in 2018 ” post I wrote this: And the usage of screen time management apps, like Screentime on iOS, is surging. We know we are addicted to tech, we don’t want to be, and we are [...] Read more
The customer is always right
Bethany Crystal – Jan 20, 2019
“…um…is there a problem?” I finally broke the three minutes of silence between me and my cashier. She looked up from the register, where she’d been locking her gaze and finally made eye contact. “Oh,” she shrugged her shoulders nonchalantly. [...] Read more
Ghosts and Ancestors
Andy Weissman – Jan 20, 2019
People will tell you where they've gone They'll tell you where to go But till you get there yourself You never really know -Joni Mitchell Towards the end of his Broadway show, Bruce Springsteen describes how he’s realized that as [...] Read more
Video Of The Week: Our Partner Rebecca Kaden
Fred Wilson – Jan 19, 2019
Rebecca Kaden , who joined USV in late 2017, was on Bloomberg last May. Somehow, I had never seen this. So I am running it today. If you don’t know Rebecca, you should meet her. She’s leading our efforts in [...] Read more
Dry Shampoo: The Great Equalizer Between Men and Women
Bethany Crystal – Jan 19, 2019
I don’t like to brag, but I like to think of myself as above average speediness in terms of how long it takes to get dressed in the morning or get ready for a night out. I’m often lauded at [...] Read more
What decentralization is good for (part 1): resilience
Nick Grossman – Jan 18, 2019
Recently, Simon Morris, a long-time BitTorrent exec, wrote a provocative series of posts on the nature of decentralization, in the wake of BitTorrent Inc’s acquisition by TRON . They are relatively short and a good read: Why BitTorrent Mattered — Bittorrent Lessons [...] Read more
Organizational resiliency
Bethany Crystal – Jan 18, 2019
Earlier today, my colleague Nick wrote a blog post on the importance of resilience in the long-term success of decentralized systems. As he puts it, if technical systems and protocols fail to adapt and change over time, it’s unlikely that [...] Read more
Executive Sessions and Continuous Feedback
Fred Wilson – Jan 17, 2019
I’ve written about these two related but different topics before but I’ve been doing a lot of board meetings as we kick off 2019 and I am reminded of how important both are. At the end of every board meeting, [...] Read more
“If The Train Is Delayed, Find Another Way Home”
Fred Wilson – Jan 16, 2019
I worked for a man named Bliss McCrum (and his partner Milton Pappas) in my mid 20s. They taught me the venture capital business. They were in their 50s, around my age, at that time. Bliss one time gave me [...] Read more