A historical collection of our writing.
On February 25th we sent a Coronavirus Preparedness email to all of USV’s portfolio company CEOs. Since then it has become clear that many countries, including the US, have far underestimated the severity and spread of COVID19. As of March 10th any company that can have employees work from home […] Read more (opens Continuations in a new tab)
At the moment it appears as if Bernie Sanders might become the Democratic nominee. Bloomberg having entered the race means that the centrist vote is split four ways between Bloomberg, Biden, Buttigieg and Klobuchar. On the left there are only two candidates with Sanders and Warren. A lot can still […] Read more (opens Continuations in a new tab)
We are continuing to see the COVID19 coronavirus spread around the world with a big flare up in Italy. Johns Hopkins maintains a good global map of the outbreak . There are now quite a few experts who believe that the virus may be impossible to contain and could result in a global pandemic. This […] Read more (opens Continuations in a new tab)
Today I am celebrating my 53rd birthday. I am fortunate to be doing so with friends and family and, knock on wood, in good health. This makes it all the more important to me to continue helping to fight the climate crisis . Susan and I have kicked off several projects to that end. One […] Read more (opens Continuations in a new tab)
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 seeing today: a new virus that’s spreading. We cannot both have fast, easy […] Read more (opens Continuations in a new tab)
The Democratic primary is coming into focus and it is not a pretty picture. Essentially the choice comes in two groups: incrementalists (Biden, Buttigieg, Bloomberg, Klobuchar) and socialists (Sanders, Warren). The incrementalists want to go back more or less to the Obama years, while the […] Read more (opens Continuations in a new tab)
