Writing

One of the most fascinating things I’ve been watching is how the 80 something USV portfolio companies are adjusting their marketing strategies during this pandemic. It is all over the map, based on the unique situations of each and every [...]  Read more

As policy makers around the world seek to mitigate the economic shock from this pandemic, one less obvious but powerful place to look are working capital flows. Yes we do need direct relief for small businesses like the forgivable PPP [...]  Read more

This is the fourth funding friday blog post in which I’ve suggested good causes to contribute to during this pandemic. March 20th – restaurant workers March 27th – health care protective gear April 3rd – feeding people in need Today, [...]  Read more

I linked to a post by Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince the other day . In it , he wrote: The super heroes of this crisis are clearly the medical professionals at the front lines saving people’s lives and the scientists [...]  Read more

A couple of weeks ago, I saw this tweet by my partner Albert: Must read thread on #Masks4All #covid19 https://t.co/NEqgZjPnDs — Albert Wenger 🌎🔥⌛ (@albertwenger) March 28, 2020 I clicked on the underlying tweet thread and learned that some countries [...]  Read more

One of the silver linings to this awful pandemic is that things have slowed down a lot. Not just work. Everything really. I find myself taking more time to do the dishes, work out, meditate, etc. There is less “racing [...]  Read more

There are so many challenges facing us right now that the smaller things often get overlooked. One of those things is summer internships for students who are focused on a career in tech. Many companies are struggling to stay afloat [...]  Read more

As we continue to make our way through this pandemic, I keep coming back to the question of how do we help those in the most need right now. Last week it was our health care responders on the front [...]  Read more

As Billboard is reporting this morning , our portfolio company SoundCloud is putting up $15mm to support it’s creator community in this difficult time for musicians. Musicians can’t tour right now. That’s a huge part of their earnings. Many are [...]  Read more