By Albert Wenger—Dec 12, 2018

A startup founder I know likes to say that their leadership style is “frequently wrong, but never in doubt.” Often that expression is applied as a critique, such as in Cheryl Wheeler’s song Driving Home, but the founder meant it as a positive model along the lines of the idea that even a bad […] Read more (opens Continuations in a new tab)

By Bethany Crystal—Dec 12, 2018

In a recent interview experience at USV, two candidates flipped the switch on the traditional process. Rather than wait for me on a next step, they turned me down after our first interview. Talk about shaking up the norm. But I really liked it. Here’s why. At USV, our interview process for this […] Read more (opens Medium in a new tab)

By Fred Wilson—Dec 11, 2018

When capital markets change direction, to the upside or to the downside, they often go too far before finding the right balance. When they overshoot to the downside, you can find some real values. Back in the financial crisis of 2008, I was blogging about that as it related to the big tech stocks […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)

By Dani Grant—Dec 11, 2018

My latest project is a holographic cat you can pet. 🐈! […] Read more (opens Dani Grant in a new tab)

By Nick Grossman—Dec 10, 2018

For the past week or so, I have been experimenting with the Pixel Slate , Google’s new hybrid tablet/laptop. Here is me typing this blog post right now, on the train to NYC. For a longer, more technical analysis, this review from The Verge is good. The Pixel Slate is an odd machine, and I am […] Read more (opens Nick Grossman in a new tab)

By Fred Wilson—Dec 10, 2018

I saw this tweetstorm by Jack Dorsey on Saturday evening and thought “Good, Jack is taking care of himself.” For my birthday this year, I did a 10-day silent vipassana meditation, this time in Pyin Oo Lwin, Myanmar 🇲🇲. We went into silence on the night of my birthday, the 19th. Here’s what I know […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)