## Feb 26, 2020

My partner Rebecca brought an appreciation for and an understanding of marketing to USV and it has made us better investors and it has helped us assist our portfolio companies with their marketing efforts. Rebecca is going on Simulmedia Live [Read more](https://avc.com/2020/02/from-start-up-to-stand-out-what-distinguishes-high-growth-potential/)

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## Feb 25, 2020

I mentioned it yesterday but given its impact on global health and capital markets, I thought I’d share a few things I’ve read and watched in the past few days that I found helpful (both shared on Twitter by my [Read more](https://avc.com/2020/02/some-thoughts-on-coronavirus/)

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## Feb 24, 2020

I am going to spend much of today in my Zoom room participating in several meetings around the country and around the world. If you look at Zoom’s stock price over the last month, since the outbreak of the [Read more](https://avc.com/2020/02/videoconferencings-moment/)

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## Feb 21, 2020

These guys have been using Kickstarter, and a bunch of other online platforms, to support their live shows riffing on “campy B-movies.” I love the underground, indie creative community and these guys are a great example of that. I backed [Read more](https://avc.com/2020/02/funding-friday-the-7th-rifftrax-live-campaign/)

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## Feb 20, 2020

Earlier this week I purchased 1% of a collection of five 1985 Nike Air Jordan sneakers using our portfolio company Otis’ mobile app. I paid $330 for ten shares (out of a total of 1000 shares) implying a value [Read more](https://avc.com/2020/02/my-1985-nike-air-jordan-investment/)

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## Feb 19, 2020

Our portfolio company Recount Media is doing some of the finest reporting on the presidential race right now. This 2 minute 16 second video goes back over Mike Bloomberg’s debate appearances in his time as NYC’s Mayor and shows how [Read more](https://avc.com/2020/02/going-back-in-time-to-understand-the-present/)

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## Feb 18, 2020

I have been investing in developer tools since the earliest days of my VC career. The first investment I led in the late 80s was a financing that provided the funds to acquire a programming editor called Brief. It [Read more](https://avc.com/2020/02/being-in-the-flow/)

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## Feb 17, 2020

The news this week that HQ Trivia has finally called it quits reminded me of this post I wrote back in 2012 about the difference in sustainability (and thus value) between entertainment and utility apps. What is interesting to me [Read more](https://avc.com/2020/02/entertainment-vs-utility/)