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Code Execution: Where Are the Clouds Headed?
Albert Wenger – Jan 12, 2015
It is hard for me to believe that I wrote my post “I Want a New Platform” over seven years ago. At the time that post led to our investment in MongoDB, which was then called 10gen. The company was [...] Read more
A Conversation in Berlin
Jonathan Libov – Jan 10, 2015
Last month Brad and Fred held an event for entrepreneurs in Berlin with the help of the folks fromTech Open Air Berlin. Here is their conversation about technology, startups, trends, and a little bit about Germany and Berlin. Read more
The Charlie Hebdo Massacre: We Need a Coherent Alternative Idea
Albert Wenger – Jan 8, 2015
Why write here about the massacre at the offices of the French magazine Charlie Hebdo? Because most of what I have been writing on Continuations is about developing a coherent view of what comes next for humanity. It is about [...] Read more
Vice on Universal Basic Income: A Response
Albert Wenger – Jan 7, 2015
I was going to write some more about deflation today but then Vice posted a piece on Universal Basic Income (UBI) by Nathan Schneider yesterday. I suggest you read it and then come back here for a response. 1. After [...] Read more
Towards Deflation: Healthcare
Albert Wenger – Jan 6, 2015
Yesterday I wrote about how free or low priced online courses are beginning to put pressure on pricing in education. As a small addendum to that: the same day the New York Times ran a front page story about home [...] Read more
Towards Deflation: Education
Albert Wenger – Jan 5, 2015
I have been arguing that we live in an era of technological deflation driven by advances in computing (including robotics). In the US, the prices for consumer durables peaked in the mid 1990s as this chart from the St. Louis [...] Read more
eShares
John Buttrick – Jan 4, 2015
Anyone who owns shares or options in a private company instinctively knows that cap table management remains frustratingly analog. At USV, we own equity interests in more than 50 companies. For many of our portfolio companies we own three or [...] Read more
Underwater World: Diving in Belize
Albert Wenger – Jan 4, 2015
A couple of years back we got scuba certified as a family. This year we took our first real dive trip. We stayed at the amazingly located Itza Lodge on Long Caye which is part of the Lighthouse Reef in [...] Read more
Hello 2015
Nick Grossman – Jan 1, 2015
Hi Everyone -- I hope you are enjoying the beginning of the new year. As corny as it sounds, I love new years and the opportunity to get a fresh start, clear the decks, and make plans for the coming [...] Read more