By Dani Grant—Jun 1, 2019

Where can we look to find what is next. We can look at talent – where are smart people going to work. This was a case often made about machine learning 5 years ago and is a case VCs make today for why they spend their time on crypto, smart people they know are leaving […] Read more (opens Dani Grant in a new tab)

By Fred Wilson—Jun 1, 2019

This Unchained Podcast with Patrick Gibbs of the law firm Cooley and Ted Livingston founder of the Kin cryptocurrency project is a great discussion of the Howey Test that the SEC has put forward as the framework through which to evaluate whether a crypto token is a security. Here are links to some […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)

By Bethany Crystal—May 31, 2019

One of the trickiest parts about being an adult is how difficult it can be to measure your own progress. Sometimes it’s hard to tell whether you’re moving forward, standing still, or (worse yet) going backwards. Back in school, progress works something like this: Teacher: “Okay, now we’re going to […] Read more (opens Medium in a new tab)

By Fred Wilson—May 30, 2019

I was reminded yesterday how much of a shit show raising seed capital via SAFE notes is. I can’t and won’t get into why I was reminded of that, but let’s just say nobody wants to go there. So I thought I’d repost the important parts of a post I wrote on this topic a […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)

By Zach Goldstein & 2 othersDani GrantNick Grossman—May 29, 2019

We recently held our annual CEO summit where 65 of our portfolio company CEOs came together in NYC. Because we had updated our thesis since last year’s summit, we wanted to share some of our thinking with the group around trusted brands, one of the newer concepts added to the thesis. Below is the […] Read more

By Fred Wilson—May 29, 2019

A few months ago I posted some data on this blog that showed the growth of homeschooling in the US with almost 5% of K12 students being schooled at home. I wrote at the end of that post: This is a trend to watch and, possibly, to invest in Well, invest in it we did. […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)