## Nov 21, 2017
Back in 2011, my partner Brad suggested that USV invest in a search engine called DuckDuckGo. I laughed at the idea, "why would we ever want to compete with Google?" "Because they do something Google will never do", Brad explained. [Read more](http://avc.com/2017/11/200x-growth/)

[Fred Wilson](/content/people/fred-wilson/index.html)

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## Nov 20, 2017
I sent these three Hashpower podcasts to a friend who was trying to make sense of the whole crypto thing and she found them valuable. So I am sharing all of them with you today: [Read more](http://avc.com/2017/11/hashpower-podcasts/)

[Fred Wilson](/content/people/fred-wilson/index.html)

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## Nov 19, 2017
Whether you have a e-commerce business, a SAAS business, a media business, a marketplace business, or some other business model, you are going to start thinking about customer acquisition at some point. And there are a lot of options out [...](https://avc.com/2017/11/the-top-of-the-funnel/)

[Fred Wilson](/content/people/fred-wilson/index.html)

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## Nov 18, 2017
I saw this video a drone enthusiast made on AirCraft and thought I’d share it with all of you this week: USV TEAM POSTS: Albert Wenger — November 17, 2017 Twitter’s Verified Mess Bethany Marz Crystal — November 16, 2017 [...](https://avc.com/2017/11/video-of-the-week-aircraft-by-dronebase/)

[Fred Wilson](/content/people/fred-wilson/index.html)

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## Nov 16, 2017
Yesterday, our portfolio company Kickstarter announced that they had relaunched Drip, a subscription platform they acquired almost two years ago. Perry Chen, Kickstarter’s founder and Chairman, wrote this blog post explaining what they are trying to do with [...](https://avc.com/2017/11/drip/)

[Fred Wilson](/content/people/fred-wilson/index.html)

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## Nov 15, 2017
I just saw this on my twitter: The @NVCA has been working hard to make sure #innovation & #entrepreneurship are drivers of US growth!#TaxReform pic.twitter.com/q1Ez7EfbC7 — Phil Sanderson (@SanFranciscoVC) November 15, 2017 This means that the Senate has now made [...](https://avc.com/2017/11/update-on-stock-optionsrsus-issue/)

[Fred Wilson](/content/people/fred-wilson/index.html)

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## Nov 14, 2017
My partner Rebecca posted this to her Twitter yesterday: Excited to band together with a group of women that I’ve learned so much from to help women starting the next generation of breakout businesses. Female founders we’re so ready for [...](https://avc.com/2017/11/femalefounder-org/)