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USV Supports Extended Algorand Vesting Schedule
Albert Wenger – Nov 25, 2019
Earlier this year the Algorand blockchain launched and the Algo started trading. It relatively quickly became evident that there was a large supply-demand imbalance for Algos. This imbalance resulted from the combination of an overly aggressive vesting schedule for Algos [...] Read more
The Education Transformation
Rebecca Kaden – Nov 18, 2019
10 years ago, in March 2009, USV hosted an event called Hacking Education. The team pulled together a group of operators, founders, and investors to talk about how to create transformation in education. Following the event, my partner Brad wrote [...] Read more
Welcoming Arweave To USV
Dani Grant – Nov 5, 2019
We are thrilled to be welcoming the Arweave team to the USV portfolio. Part of USV’s most recent investment thesis is about investing in companies that broaden access to knowledge and Arweave is doing exactly that by building a self-sustaining, [...] Read more
Network Leaders Program
Lauren Young – Nov 1, 2019
Activity led by a Network Leader: Write 3 areas of interest around your face and draw lines to those who share a common interest At USV we believe in the power of network effects. This belief weaves heavily into our [...] Read more
Recount Media
Fred Wilson – Oct 29, 2019
Eighteen months ago, I had breakfast with John Heilemann and he told me that his world, political media, was challenged in the shift from linear television (ie cable news) to real-time mobile (ie Twitter). He saw an opportunity to address [...] Read more
How (and why) we gather feedback from our CEOs
Bethany Crystal – Oct 23, 2019
For the past three years, we have conducted an annual survey where we ask our CEOs to share feedback about our performance in supporting them as partners and board members. While we hope that feedback can be a continual, iterative [...] Read more