A historical collection of our writing.
On this episode of the Slow Hunch Pod I’m so excited to welcome my old friend Dani Grant who is the CEO of USV’s portfolio company Jam . Dani and I got to know each other dating back to when she was an analyst at USV from 2018 to 202. During that time we had […] Read more (opens Nick Grossman in a new tab)
Jared HechtFounders have little to no diversification. They are all in on one idea, company, and mission. It’s an insanely high-risk, high-reward endeavor. As founders become increasingly wary of this level of risk concentration, they begin to think about ways to mitigate it. One idea I’ve heard repeatedly is […] Read more (opens Jared Hecht in a new tab)
The LibrarianSharing music has always been central to USV. Over the firm’s lifetime, we’ve invested in companies like SoundCloud, Mediachain, turntable.fm, Sofar Sounds, and Splice. Back in ‘91, one of us hosted a public access television show called Underground Railroad: Independent Music for Independent […] Read more
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
