## 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](https://avc.com/2019/11/the-avc-helium-hotspot-discount-code/)

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

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## 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](https://avc.com/2019/11/history-doesnt-repeat-itself-but-it-does-rhyme/)

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

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## 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](https://avc.com/2019/11/video-of-the-week-the-recount-recap/)

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

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## 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](https://avc.com/2019/11/funding-friday-el-reino-de-los-muertos/)

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

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## 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](https://avc.com/2019/11/the-nyc-helium-network/)

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

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## 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](https://avc.com/2019/11/preventative-medicine/)

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

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## 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](https://avc.com/2019/11/the-education-transformation/)

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

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## 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](https://avc.com/2019/11/airpods-vs-airpods-pro/)

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

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## Nov 16, 2019

Our portfolio company Duolingo was the subject of a funny skit on SNL a few weeks ago. [Read more](https://avc.com/2019/11/video-of-the-week-duolingo-on-snl/)