A historical collection of our writing.
For many years, I have been a reader of this blog. I’m excited, and humbled, by the opportunity to now be a contributor and to announce here that I have joined Union Square Ventures. In early 2007, when I joined up with John Borthwick and began discussing something that would later be called […] Read more
Christina CacioppoA reminder we’re closing applications for the investment analyst position at 6pm Eastern time Thursday, Oct. 13. After applications close, we’ll review each one before beginning to reach out and schedule meetings. We will respond to all who apply. We’re asking candidates to submit two short video […] Read more
Christina CacioppoUnion Square Ventures has a long history – in internet time at least – of hiring off this blog (posts here, here, and here.) A fundamental assumption of the way we’ve hired is that we’re able to get to know great people through their “web presence” – the trail of online communities, projects, and […] Read more
Brad BurnhamHere is the transcript for the Hacking Philanthropy Sessions event. It was a tough assignment for the transcriptionist. It was a large room where 40 high powered people were firing ideas back and forth without microphones. So despite a heroic effort, Yochai Benkler’s work on peer production came […] Read more
Andrew ParkerEvery so often Union Square Ventures brings together a small group for a day-long conversation about the interplay between technology and society. We call these conversations Union Square Sessions. Yesterday, we hosted a conversation entitled “Hacking Philanthropy.” Hacking is used here as a term […] Read more
Fred WilsonWe actually don’t need to introduce Albert Wenger to many of you who are involved with Union Square Ventures on a regular basis. Albert was the President of del.icio.us and is on the Board of Etsy. He’s been at most, if not all, of our Sessions Events and Annual Meetings. Most importantly, he’s […] Read more
