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Nov 25, 2019
Last Thursday I wrote about the Helium launch in NYC and suggested that readers might want to purchase a Helium hotspot. Well, I have good news. AVC readers can buy a Helium hotspot with a discount. Here is how you Read more
Nov 24, 2019
So goes the famous Mark Twain quote. I thought of this in reading a few blockchain sector reports this morning. David Kelnar’s “blockchain primer” is a very good summary of what is promising about the crypto sector and Read more
Nov 23, 2019
I wrote a bit about our investment in Recount Media last month. I have found their daily videos that give me what I need to know in five minutes or less a godsend. This past week was a blur Read more
Nov 22, 2019
I almost never take a reward when I back a Kickstarter project but I did that this morning with these playing cards. I can’t wait to get them. Read more
Nov 21, 2019
On Tuesday night, our portfolio company Helium launched the Helium Network in NYC. As many of you know, Helium is a peer to peer low bandwidth wireless network that anyone can run a hotspot for. I wrote about our Read more
Nov 19, 2019
When I was a young associate in a VC firm in my mid 20s, one of the partners told me I should get an annual physical every year and if I did it in the fall, I should get a Read more
Nov 18, 2019
Back in March 2009, USV hosted an event called Hacking Education. It was the beginning of our effort to invest in the transformation of the education sector. A few weeks ago, USV held its annual meeting, roughly 15 years after Read more
Nov 17, 2019
Although I am an avid Android fan/user, I am equally fond of Apple’s Airpods. I have used the original and V2 Airpods with great success over the last few years and can’t imagine using anything else to pair with my Read more
Nov 16, 2019
Our portfolio company Duolingo was the subject of a funny skit on SNL a few weeks ago. Read more