A historical collection of our writing.
Fred WilsonFirst and foremost, this is not tax advice. I am not a tax advisor and you should never take anything you read here as tax advice. If you read something here that makes you think you should take some tax-related action, please always consult your tax advisor. With that disclosure out of the way, I […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
I am traveling home today from Switzerland, having been there for a week for a few board meetings (and also some amazing skiing in between, notching a life goal I’ve had since I was a teenager). Every time I travel to Europe I end up fixated on the fact that the physical infrastructure there is […] Read more (opens Nick Grossman in a new tab)
Fred WilsonI’d guess that upwards of half of USV’s portfolio companies have changed the name of their company during their lifetime. It is not hard to understand why. Founders start out with an idea and not much more. By the time they have built a product, built a team, and found product market fit, they might […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
When I first met Brandon and Ed, Co-Founders of Stash, in 2016 it was clear that they were approaching the consumer fintech whirlwind with a different perspective. At the time an early app and idea, the goal was to build a financial platform that spoke to the bulk of Americans, often left behind by […] Read more
Fred WilsonI’ve never done a cleanse. But many of my friends and family members have done them. There are various flavors of cleanses but the basic idea is you cut back your consumption of food and drink and replace it with mostly liquid nutrition for anywhere from a day to a month. I believe the most […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
Bob Dylan’s song Like A Rolling Stone contains the famous chorus: “How does it feel?” This line heralded a generation of music, art, and science that tackled the messiness and complexity of human feeling with an intensely directed focus. The emphasis on emotion eventually reached the tech world, […] Read more
