The Introverts Dilemma
I don't think introverts actually define themselves as introverts. Instead, we know the feeling, the uncomfortable moment of human interaction after you say something in person to someone and you suffer the potential ego death while awaiting their reaction. It's [...] Read more
Into The Mystic
Yesterday I was on the subway, listening to music or something. We came to a stop and a gentlemen walked by me to exit the car. As he did, a button on his jacket caught my headphone cord, which pulled [...] Read more
Real Names Be Proof
Sometimes I forget to appreciate how amazing Internet services can be. By that I mean how often they can expose the real world to us. Which is interesting because the criticism of our Internet-always-connected-society is that it removes us from [...] Read more
Banking and Unbundling
You might be somebody's landlord, you might even own banks, but you're gonna have to serve somebody - Bob Dylan If it is the case that the Internet unbundles things, that the "power of connected networks such as the Internet [...] Read more
Competition, It’s a Bitch
Yesterday it was reported in the Chosun Ilbo, South Korea’s most popular newspaper, that Samsung has raised the price of processors sold to Apple by 20 per cent. It is well known that Apple has been making strides to reduce [...] Read more
The Great Fragmentation
A few weeks ago my partner Albert Wenger wrote about Facebook being unbundled: "Facebook's Real Mobile Problem: Unbundling" where he opined that "mobile devices are doing to web services what web services did to print media: they unbundle." Then I [...] Read more
What If We Give It Away: Lessons from TED
"Once in a while you get shown the light in the strangest of places if you look at it right" What if the value your service or company provides may not be the one you originally or naturally think it [...] Read more
The Next Stage of USV.com
Almost seven years ago, USV decided that our web site should be a blog. One that allowed for a varied and ongoing conversation with the world and one that could evolve over time. Fast forward to 2012: we realized USV [...] Read more
Investment Thesis @USV
Venture firms operate a bunch of different ways. Some have a geographical focus, others have a sector focus, still others have a stage focus. Union Square Ventures' focus has evolved into what we call a "thesis" but is probably better [...] Read more