A historical collection of our writing.
Today the FCC is expected to approve its latest open internet rules, concluding the latest (but certainly not last) round in this now decade-long fight. We believe — along with many others — that this set of rules will help preserve the amazing innovation on the internet that we have known for the […] Read more
Hi Everyone — I hope you are enjoying the beginning of the new year. As corny as it sounds, I love new years and the opportunity to get a fresh start, clear the decks, and make plans for the coming year. With that in mind, today we’re pushing a minor update to USV.com, the first […] Read more
Over the course of the past year, I’ve been interviewed a bunch of times about the “peer economy” or the “sharing economy” (Fastco, Wired, NY Times, PBS Newshour), with most of the focus on the public policy considerations of all this, specifically public safety regulations and the impact on labor. […] Read more (opens Nick Grossman in a new tab)
The point of this story is that it shows me how broken the medical system is. Even in the best case, there is such a lack of communication, coordination and information sharing. Data is everywhere and nowhere. Decisions are slower and harder to make than they should be. Expensive diagnostics are […] Read more (opens Nick Grossman in a new tab)
I spent the day yesterday at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in DC, at an event discussing mobile payments and related innovations and regulatory issues. Naturally, this is a big issue, with the huge rush to mobile everything, the continued expansion of software-powered web businesses, and […] Read more (opens Nick Grossman in a new tab)
Today, we have joined a large and diverse group of companies, non-profits and consumer advocates in an open letter urging the US government to allow internet and telecom companies to freely report statistics on government surveillance requests. As we’ve discussed before, standing up for your users […] Read more
