Andy Weissman | Union Square Ventures | Page 3 of 23
May 20, 2018
What is the future that will unfold? Some like it hot, others like it cold But we all want to hold the remote control -Beastie Boys Sometimes a service provides a value to its customers that may not be [...]
Feb 11, 2018
“Dangerfield eliminated everything from his act but the setups and punchlines” Alex Halberstadt’s essay on Rodney Dangerfield is a masterclass on how to improve by reduction. Dangerfield worked for decades as a comedian until he figured out the thing, his [...]
Nov 12, 2017
If dreams came true, oh wouldn’t that be nice Most of my sleep dreams are mundane if I can even remember them. The other night I dreamt that I missed a flight to Toronto because I didn’t have my passport. [...]
Nov 7, 2017
Can a machine help you invest in shampoo? Coffee? Another consumer product? Last week, the USV portfolio company CircleUp announced the closing and launch of CircleUp Growth Partners - a $125 million fund that will use a quantitative machine learning [...]
Aug 1, 2017
"People are often asking me what’s going to happen next in science that’s important, and of course, the whole point is that if it’s important, it’s something we didn’t expect. All the really important things come as a big surprise." [...]
Jun 27, 2017
A Google search for “apartment lease” returns 86 million results. Which makes sense. One of the constants in life is finding a place to live, and signing a long-term contract for that living place. That constant — that lease — remains in force even though changes in our lives may not line up neatly with that one- or two-year period. Many things happen to us while we are stuck with a long-term house or apartment lease: new job opportunities, new roommates or relationships, new family members, and so much more.
Mar 14, 2017
Today we have posted The Riff #1 to Soundcloud (and soon to iTunes, Google Play and other places I suppose). The Riff is a 24 minute, unedited single conversation about one topic with one person who knows something about [...]
Dec 12, 2016
Today, we're excited to announce that USV is leading the Series A round of financing in Numerai’s management company.
Oct 24, 2016
Nurx is a service that today prescribes and delivers medication from a mobile app and in doing so is redefining the doctor-patient relationship and the practice of primary care. We are announcing today that USV had led the company's latest round of financing.