Nick Grossman

May 10, 2019

This week was the annual USV CEO Summit, one of my favorite moments of every year (remarkably, this was my 8th summit, and they seem to get better and better). The theme of this year’s summit was “Trust”, which, for [...] Read more

Mar 25, 2019

Like most people, I have struggled over the years to come up with an organizational/productivity system that works for me. Disclaimer: I do not yet have it down perfectly, and am not claiming guru status. But I do have a [...] Read more

Mar 8, 2019

Community is a funny thing. It can sound like a fluffy word or concept, but it’s actually really powerful. Maybe more powerful than many things. Community is about helping people feel connected and aligned. When people are connected, they [...] Read more

Mar 6, 2019

Picking back up the series on what decentralization is good for (part 1 , part 2), today I want to focus on one of the most exciting aspects of decentralization: growth. In this case, when I say “decentralized”, what [...] Read more

Mar 6, 2019

Picking back up the series on what decentralization is good for (part 1 , part 2), today I want to focus on one of the most exciting aspects of decentralization: growth. In this case, when I say “decentralized”, what [...] Read more

Mar 4, 2019

Just about 10 years ago, I had a migraine that lasted two weeks. I have never been in such pain; even an ER visit and a morphine drip didn’t touch it. Then, 6 months later, I had a stomach pain [...] Read more

Feb 25, 2019

Last night I went to see RAIN, a Beatles tribute band, with my friend and neighbor Jeff. If you haven’t been to one, tribute bands/shows are kind of odd: on the one hand, typically technically/musically perfect (the tribute [...] Read more

Jan 29, 2019

Continuing on the theme of what decentralization is good for, this week I would like to focus on one of the most powerful drivers in the near-term: Platform Risk. Platform Risk is the risk that the tech [...] Read more

Jan 23, 2019

Over the long weekend, I spent a bunch of time with my kids doing outdoor cold weather activities. I love the winter, and I love winter sports — there is something about being outside on a cold, sunny day that [...] Read more