A historical collection of our writing.
I am glad to see the net neutrality debate raging. As Union Square Ventures and on our personal blogs (AVC, Continuations) we have long been proponents of net neutrality (the USV link is from 2006!). Our own bias here is clear: we are pro-startup and pro-innovation. Both are of course essential to […] Read more (opens Continuations in a new tab)
While on family vacation in Europe, the SIM card in my Blackberry broke. I have no idea how that could even happen, seeing how it is a chip on a piece of plastic, but it provided an interesting experiment that I would not otherwise have engaged in! During the first few hours I instinctively […] Read more (opens Continuations in a new tab)
Brad BurnhamBarbara van Schewick’s book, Internet Architecture and Innovation, is out and everyone who cares about the future of the Internet should click here and buy a copy. It is not an easy read, but the architecture of the Internet and the ways in which that architecture is directly responsible for the […] Read more
Brad BurnhamWe believe that Google and Verizon’s proposed policy principles to preserve an open Internet came out of a good faith effort to bring some clarity to the market for Internet applications and access. But we fear that this agreement is a compromise that does not serve the next great startup […] Read more
Fred WilsonA reader asked me to blog about the "Venture Partner" role in VC firms. I thought it was a good suggestion so here goes. A Venture Partner is a person who a VC firm brings on board to help them do investments and manage them, but is not a full and permanent member of the […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
Fred WilsonIn the past couple weeks we’ve talked about some costs that don’t always appear on the income statement; opportunity costs and sunk costs. […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
