Writing

I have written and spoken a lot about how technological progress is incompatible with privacy . One example I have used is someone bioengineering a virus in their basement. It turns out a much simpler example is what we are [...]  Read more

SEC Commissioner Hester Pierce proposed a “safe harbor” for crypto projects that raise money before they are sufficiently decentralized. I am a big fan of “safe harbors”and wrote a bit a few years ago about why I like them so [...]  Read more

A year and a half ago, I converted my office at USV from a classic office with a desk to a small conference room with a couch, a chair, and a display for videoconferencing. I call it my “zoom room.” [...]  Read more

The FTC filed a complaint to stop the merger of Edgewell (Schick) and Harry’s yesterday. I don’t have a vested interest in this case in any way (other than having had a summer job working for Gillette in 1980). But [...]  Read more

The FTC filed a complaint to stop the merger of Edgewell (Schick) and Harry’s yesterday. I don’t have a vested interest in this case in any way (other than having had a summer job working for Gillette in 1980). But [...]  Read more

Last year around this time, I had a major medical scare which shook me pretty hard. The details don’t matter, but the takeaway was that afterwards I felt lucky to have not had a more serious problem, despite a bad [...]  Read more

Our friend Benedict Evans posted his annual “macro trends” deck this weekend. I asked him if I can embed it here and while he said yes, I am not sure that will happen this morning. But you can download the [...]  Read more

One of the many things that venture capital has taught me is the value of the long buy. What I mean by a “long buy” is buying shares in a company over a long period of time. We have investments [...]  Read more