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Israel/Gaza
Albert Wenger – Oct 30, 2023
I have not personally commented in public on the Israel/Gaza conflict until now (USV signed on to a statement ). The suffering has been heartbreaking and the conflict is far from over. Beyond the carnage on the ground, the dialog [...] Read more
Sleep
Fred Wilson – Oct 30, 2023
I got an Oura ring a couple of years ago and have been working on improving my sleep and sleep habits ever since. For much of my adult life, I have been a poor sleeper. I have always been able [...] Read more
Open Source, the AI stack, and need for permissionless experimentation
Andy Weissman – Oct 15, 2023
An obvious observation: open-source software has been an integral part of software development for decades. This collaborative approach enables developers across the world to work together on projects in a decentralized manner. Making source code freely available for anyone to [...] Read more
Statement on Israel
Union Square Ventures – Oct 13, 2023
We have been devastated all week by what is going on in Israel. Our colleagues in the venture capital industry drafted the statement below and asked us to sign onto it. We have, and are strongly aligned with it. Venture [...] Read more
Open Office Hours at NYC Tech Week
Fred Wilson – Oct 12, 2023
NYC Tech Week is next week. It will be a week filled with events for the tech sector to engage and connect with each other. A particularly great part of tech week is VC Open Office Hours . There are [...] Read more
Paying attention to the climate crisis
Grace Carney – Oct 3, 2023
In March of this year, the IPCC reported that global surface temperature for the years 2011-2020 had reached an average of 1.1°C higher than pre-industrial levels. This unequivocally came as a result of human activity, principally through the emission of [...] Read more
Paying attention to the climate crisis
Grace Carney – Oct 2, 2023
This post was originally published on the USV blog and can be found here . In March of this year, the IPCC reported that global surface temperature for the years 2011-2020 had reached an average of 1.1°C higher than pre-industrial [...] Read more