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Mar 27, 2018

As readers of this blog can tell, I’ve been spending a lot of my time recently focused on cryptonetworks and blockchains, and in particular, working through the complex legal and regulatory issues involved. Explaining what cryptocurrencies, cryptonetworks and blockchains are [...] Read more

Mar 22, 2018

On Tuesday we announced our investment in Cryptokitties, and, as you might expect, received a combination of enthusiasm and skepticism in response. Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies already sound ridiculous to most people, and virtual “real” kittens made out of cryptocurrency [...] Read more

Mar 13, 2018

In recent months, there has been untold attention paid to cryptocurrencies, blockchains and the coming of the “decentralized web” or “web3”. And, given the rise of the cryptocurrency markets (over 1500 coins with a total market cap of $370B as [...] Read more

Mar 6, 2018

We are in the middle of our 2018 Analyst hiring process at USV. For the last several hiring cycles, USV has an open hiring process, where anyone can apply. I actually wrote about it back in 2011, right before I [...] Read more

Mar 2, 2018

I’ve written a bunch about why it’s expensive to be poor, why we need better tools for managing money, and how to move from a labor mindset to a capital mindset. A big takeaway for me is [...] Read more

Feb 22, 2018

Avoidance is to be avoided. — Nick Grossman (@nickgrossman) February 22, 2018 I’m on a plane right now. I always find plane/train rides to be some of the best times to focus and get work done. On this trip, I [...] Read more

Jan 14, 2018

I’ve written for a long time about my desire to re-build personal finance infrastructure in ways that benefit people with the least money. We see new personal financial products all the time targeting high value customers, but it still [...] Read more

Jan 11, 2018

We have spent a fair bit of time over the past year working on security at USV and across the USV portfolio. Anyone who has spent time working on personal or corporate security — and in particular information security, knows [...] Read more

Jan 10, 2018

I’ve been quiet on the blog lately — writing is one of those things that’s hard to build a habit for, but always pays big dividends when you do it. Every time I’ve gotten into a good blogging rhythm I [...] Read more