A historical collection of our writing.
Fred WilsonI have always been a big fan of breakfast, lunch and dinner business meetings. There is something about breaking bread over a meeting, or a glass of wine or beer or a cup of coffee. The ideal location is a place where others are doing the same thing so you can bump into friends, colleagues, […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
Jared HechtI am convinced that the best way to fix the healthcare system is to reinvent it from the outside in. I am hopeful that this is possible and that there are enough entrepreneurs and people disenchanted with the status quo who are ready to create this change. There are certainly tailwinds, many of […] Read more (opens Jared Hecht in a new tab)
Matt MandelHumans are not simple creatures. Although we like to present ourselves as coherent wholes to the outside world, on the inside, we’re divided. Marvin Minsky argues in The Society of Mind that minds are composed of smaller agents, each with specialized roles and drives. Inside Out similarly imagines […] Read more
The LibrarianHuman-powered and AI-curated, Microfiche is a 90-second sprint through the last month at USV. From our early conversations to signed term sheets, we cover the full scope of our work. Here's what caught our eye this month. We'd love to hear what's caught yours. […] Read more
Jared HechtFor as long as I can remember, the web3 ecosystem has shouted that crypto is too hard for the masses to use. The user experience is too clunky, and the concepts are too foreign. It’s true. Web2 applications are convenient and easy to use, onchain applications are still a pain in the ass to use […] Read more (opens Jared Hecht in a new tab)
At USV, we invest in networks that help coordinate human behavior at scale, particularly at the edge of large markets experiencing transformative pressure. Today we’re announcing our investment in the Glow Protocol, which incentivizes the deployment of solar infrastructure. Glow’s approach is […] Read more
