A historical collection of our writing.
Fred WilsonMy view has been, and is, that we are in the “infrastructure phase” of the crypto market development cycle. To elaborate, I believe that we need better infrastructure (e.g. better base chains, better interchain interoperability, better clients, wallets and browsers) before we can see a robust […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
Dani and I have been spending a bunch of time recently thinking about the relationship between applications and infrastructure. It’s a little bit of a chicken and egg situation. You need infrastructure to build apps, but often times you don’t really know what kind of infrastructure is needed until […] Read more (opens Nick Grossman in a new tab)
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Dani Grant & Nick Grossman
We are not in an infrastructure phase, but rather in another turn of the apps-infrastructure cycle. First, apps inspire infrastructure. Then that infrastructure enables new apps. Platforms evolve from an iterative cycle of apps=>infrastructure=>apps=>infrastructure and are rarely built in an […] Read more
Fred WilsonIt’s that time of year for NBA season ticket holders. Preseason is upon us and the regular season is around the corner. For me, that means splitting up our games between our various family members. The way we do this requires a bit of a hack that I thought I would post about this morning […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
Fred WilsonMy friend Brad Feld takes a digital sabbath . No email, internet, phone for 24 hours from Friday night to Saturday night. I’ve not been willing or able to do that but I do try to work less on the weekends. I don’t go to the office under any circumstances on the weekends and I […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
Fred WilsonOne of the themes we are deeply bought into at USV in our approach to healthcare investing is the opportunity in women’s health care, particularly providing care to young and healthy women. Our portfolio companies Nurx , Clue , and Modern Fertility are all doing that. This podcast, which I listened […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
