A historical collection of our writing.
We just announced on the Union Square Ventures blog that we are hiring for two positions: an Analyst and a General Manager of the USV Network. […] Read more (opens Continuations in a new tab)
Fred WilsonAs of a few minutes ago we have closed Jobscore for new candidates for our two open positions. We are excited about the incredible response, but ask for your patience as we dig through over 600 applications. Our plan is to have completed an initial review of every application by next Monday. We […] Read more
Last week we took a family vacation in Rio de Janeiro! We went to visit friends who had lived just up the street from us here for the past eight years but moved back to Rio (where they are from) a few months ago. I was excited because it was my first time in the […] Read more (opens Continuations in a new tab)
The big news of course isn’t multitasking, or unified inbox, but iAds and GameCenter. These are aimed squarely at making the iPhone (and iPad) a monetizable and viral platform to rival Facebook. Still this strategy seems flawed by being tied entirely to Apple Hardware. What percentage penetration […] Read more (opens Continuations in a new tab)
I have blogged in the past about threats to the open web and what to do about them. It is easy to be dismissive of concerns about Apple’s philosophy of control which necessitates a partially closed system. But there is a real danger in being so seduced by the sleekness of a device and its […] Read more (opens Continuations in a new tab)
We were on family vacation through Sunday, so when our iPad arrived via UPS on Saturday nobody was home, which meant that we had to wait until Monday for it to be re-delivered. I wish I could share first impressions this morning, such as Bijan did this morning, but we frankly didn’t get that far. […] Read more (opens Continuations in a new tab)
