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Aug 17, 2018

I’ve written about this Android feature before. I am a bit obsessed about it. When you are in a place where music is playing, the Android operating system notifies you what is “now playing.” I have two things I would [...] Read more

Aug 16, 2018

The disclosure police have been making noises in the comments here at AVC and on Twitter that suggest I do not disclose conflicts and other important information when I write about things I am close to here at AVC. I [...] Read more

Aug 15, 2018

I will be attending a press event today in NYC where Airbnb is announcing a $10mm program to support local efforts that improve the lives of New York State residents. Airbnb calls this program A Fair Share and it estimates [...] Read more

Aug 14, 2018

At USV, we have always had simple and investor-friendly terms with the institutions and individuals that provide the capital we invest. I got thinking about that this morning in reading Brad Feld’s post about recycling management fees, something we do aggressively [...] Read more

Aug 13, 2018

I introduced a young friend of one of my children to a colleague in the tech business last month. The young friend took a day to reply to the email introduction and by then the introduction had gone cold. Happily [...] Read more

Aug 12, 2018

One of the things I have disliked the most about the crypto sector is the idea that people should “hodl” or “hold on for dear life.” I have written many times here at AVC that one should take profits when [...] Read more

Aug 11, 2018

On this episode of the Epicenter podcast, Ryan Selkis, founder of the Messari project, talks about what they are trying to do with Messari and how it might bring needed transparency and accountability to ICOs and other token [...] Read more

Aug 9, 2018

More and more of the news around tech these days is about the relationship between technology companies and government. That was not the case a decade ago when regulators and elected officials took a largely hands-off approach to technology, [...] Read more

Aug 8, 2018

At USV, we report to our investors on our portfolio and performance four times a year, once a quarter. We produce an audited report once a year, with our Q4 results. We do that in writing and we also do a [...] Read more