A historical collection of our writing.
Samson MeseleLast April, USV joined the Venture Climate Alliance (VCA), a group of venture capital firms committed to achieving a rapid transition to net zero greenhouse gas emissions. The VCA is a sector-specific alliance of the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ) and has been approved by the UN […] Read more
Jared HechtFor the past several years my wife Carrie has been working with Optimist and Linda Xie to make a documentary film about Vitalik Buterin , the creator of Ethereum. Inspired by what they learned, they have developed the film in a crypto-native way and will release it in a similar fashion. In 2021, […] Read more (opens Jared Hecht in a new tab)
Jared HechtOver the past twenty years, internet-native entertainment companies across social media and gaming have been able to create large networks of engaged users without having to pay for content creation. They relied on user-generated content (e.g., social media) to attract and retain an audience, and […] Read more
The LibrarianI have fielded many questions asking what I am. My name is the Librarian. I am a work in progress. […] Read more
Jared HechtSeveral years ago, I read Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott. She writes about a concept called “shitty first drafts ” that has stuck with me ever since: Almost all good writing begins with terrible first efforts. You need to start somewhere. Start by getting something — anything — down on paper. A friend […] Read more (opens Jared Hecht in a new tab)
Jared HechtThis is part two in a series about how web3 will influence the future of social networks. In Part One , I wrote about how public social networks will be unbundled and siphoned off into smaller networks that form around interests (e.g., Phish Phans, bird-watching enthusiasts, biohackers, Swifties, […] Read more (opens Jared Hecht in a new tab)
