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Jul 7, 2006
At our recent Union Square Sessions event, we discussed three primary topics relating to public policy and innovation; net neutrality, copyrights, and patents. In this post, I'll try to summarize the patent discussion and highlight some of the most interesting Read more
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Jul 7, 2006
It is with mixed emotions that we bid Charlie O'Donnell goodbye. As Charlie explains on his personal weblog, he is leaving Union Square Ventures at the end of next week to join our portfolio company Oddcast in the newly created position Read more
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Jun 5, 2006
When it comes to online commerce, we are big fans of community and marketplaces. In the age of “search for the lowest price” retailing, there are few differentiating features that can deliver a sustainable advantage in online commerce. We have not Read more
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Jun 5, 2006
A number of people have asked me this question in response to my post on Indeed from several weeks ago. Fortunately Paul Forster, CEO of Indeed, has laid out the basics of Indeed's sponsored jobs offering in this post on Blog Read more
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May 31, 2006
Paul Graham recently wrote an essay on venture capital and startups called How To Be Silicon Valley and I recommend everyone who works in the technology, startup, and venture businesses give it a read. It’s an excellent analysis of the Read more
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May 23, 2006
Our portfolio company, TACODA, is the leader in behavioral targeting. They are working with publishers all over the Internet. They identify what users are interested in using a "data tag" on the publisher's page and then use that data to Read more
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May 14, 2006
Our portfolio company, Indeed.com, has announced the commercial availability of a cost per click (CPC) advertising system targeting job seekers. What that means is that advertisers now have a way to reach job seekers directly and pay for those ads on Read more
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May 8, 2006
New York Magazine’s cover story this week is on the “Influentials”. It was nice to see the name of our 18 month old venture capital firm on the list as we’ve been working hard to influence the direction of technology Read more
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May 3, 2006
Earlier this week a fact checker from New York Magazine called me to ask a few questions about Union Square Ventures. Apparently we are in the next issue in a story about influential technology people in NYC. She read me a Read more