A historical collection of our writing.
Christina CacioppoWe’ve blogged about many aspects of USV, including our investment thesis and our preferences on deal terms, but we’ve rarely shared our internal research on new markets and industries. On reflection, we’ve decided it would be better to make that work public. Starting today, we’ll share more of our […] Read more
Christina CacioppoLast October, we posted about our search for a new analyst at USV. We received many outstanding applications and spent the fall reading blog posts, following Twitter streams, poking at side projects, and interviewing candidates. We met a number of extraordinary people through the process, and […] Read more
Christina CacioppoNow is a great time to be an internet entrepreneur. While much of the global economy sputters, tech companies post growth numbers other industries haven’t seen in years. Their success hasn’t gone unnoticed, and the pace of tech-company creation has quickened. There’s more than me-tooism going on. […] Read more
Christina CacioppoA few weeks ago, we announced we’re looking for someone to join the USV team as an analyst. We accepted applications for two weeks, until October 14, using Take The Interview. We hoped 14 days was enough time for potential applicants. That might’ve been true, although it turns out most people […] Read more
Christina CacioppoA reminder we’re closing applications for the investment analyst position at 6pm Eastern time Thursday, Oct. 13. After applications close, we’ll review each one before beginning to reach out and schedule meetings. We will respond to all who apply. We’re asking candidates to submit two short video […] Read more
Christina CacioppoUnion Square Ventures has a long history – in internet time at least – of hiring off this blog (posts here, here, and here.) A fundamental assumption of the way we’ve hired is that we’re able to get to know great people through their “web presence” – the trail of online communities, projects, and […] Read more
