Andy Weissman | Union Square Ventures | Page 10 of 23

Apr 1, 2012

The shift from hierarchical models of resource allocation to more efficient marketplaces is occurring not only in handmade goods or creative projects, but in the provision of financial services as well. New digitally-native financial services that use technology in ways... Read more

Mar 29, 2012

One of the most interesting trends in technology and business and politics today is what I like to think of as the generational one. Meaning, what happens when the group of kids who grew up with Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Youtube, ... Read more

Mar 5, 2012

Today is an exciting and loving day, as my wife Susan releases her first book - Feeding Eden - essentially a memoir about our family, how we have dealt with some serious food allergies my son has, and how as ... Read more

Feb 27, 2012

"You know a lot of people consider skateboarding a dumb thing to do. But to me skateboarding made me reassess everything I did. If it was raining, I was bummed, because I couldn't skate. If I was looking at a ... Read more

Jan 31, 2012

Stewart Brand is infamously reported as saying "information wants to be free"- the rallying cry against any limits on information ownership, the mantra for free content and ideas. Which obviously leads to scorn and mockery: "You'll often hear cypherpunk weenies ... Read more

Jan 19, 2012

My partner Brad Burnham appears in the wonderful video below which is called Innovation Blackout. Ostensibly it's about the proposed SOPA/PIPA legislation. And the video is about that, but it's about something more fundamental. A few minutes in Brad says ... Read more

Jan 11, 2012

I first read about "Cash Mobs" a few months ago. The idea is simple - a group of people organize themselves through social channels and get together at a certain time and go shop at a local business. Cash mobs: ... Read more

Jan 2, 2012

Normally, I'm against big things. I think the world's going to be solved by millions of small things - Pete SeegerOne of my favorite quotes, said with typical humility by Pete Seeger on the celebration concert in honor of his ... Read more

Dec 13, 2011

Generations is the title of a a fascinating (and dense) book by William Strauss and Neil Howe that theorizes that history advances cyclically based on repeating types of generational characteristics. Generally, history creates generations, and generations create history. More specifically, ... Read more