By Fred Wilson—Apr 3, 2018

At USV, we are thesis-driven investors. We state clearly and concisely what we want to invest in and, implicitly, decide not to invest in anything else. That is a good thing because, as our partner Rebecca wrote in this post: The commitment to a thesis is part of the fiber of USV–a shared set of […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)

By Fred Wilson—Apr 3, 2018

At USV, we are thesis-driven investors. We state clearly and concisely what we want to invest in and, implicitly, decide not to invest in anything else. That is a good thing because, as our partner Rebecca wrote in this post : The commitment to a thesis is part of the fiber of USV–a shared set of […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)

By Fred Wilson—Apr 2, 2018

Our portfolio company Cloudflare announced a consumer DNS service (a resolver) yesterday . It was not an April Fools stunt. If you want to use the Internet’s fastest, privacy-first consumer DNS service, then head over to 1.1.1.1 and click the install button. What you will do is adjust your […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)

By Albert Wenger—Apr 2, 2018

NOTE: I am continuing to publish revised sections from my book World After Capital here. These sections on Regulation and Self-Regulation follow the one on Optimism to make clear my belief that technology will not automatically makes things better but that we have to work at that. There are many […] Read more (opens Continuations in a new tab)

By Rebecca Kaden—Apr 1, 2018

We believe we are still at the beginning of the opportunity to broaden access with the most critical implications ahead of us. As a result, we decided to revise our thesis into a third version: USV backs trusted brands that broaden access to knowledge, capital, and well-being by leveraging […] Read more

By Fred Wilson—Apr 1, 2018

Happy Easter everyone. I would also like to wish folks a happy Passover. My topic today are Easter Eggs. Not the kind that kids find hidden in the back yard, but little features that developers hide in the software applications they build. I love Easter Eggs in software apps and I encourage our […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)