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Bidding Goodbye to Andrew
Fred Wilson – Mar 23, 2010
Four years ago this summer, Andrew Parker joined Union Square Ventures. Brad wrote this post welcoming Andrew to our firm and explaining how we found him through his blog and ours.And today I get the task of announcing that Andrew [...] Read more
Communicator: Done. Replicator: Next. The Future of Making Stuff.
Albert Wenger – Mar 22, 2010
I am an unabashed Star Trek fan and was thrilled to see JJ Abrams breath new life into the franchise. The original series popularized some technologies that seemed, well, futuristic. But amazingly we now have one of them and are [...] Read more
Software patents are the problem not the answer
Brad Burnham – Feb 19, 2010
Nathan Myhrvold and I have exactly the same goal. We'd both like to promote useful innovations that have a positive social impact. But we have very different opinions about how to do it. Nathan believes the patent system is the [...] Read more
Twilio
Albert Wenger – Feb 8, 2010
One of the great promises of cloud computing is to make things that were previously difficult easy. Complexity is hidden and a service can be accessed through a simple API and purchased with a credit card. When that can be [...] Read more
We need an independent invention defense to minimize the damage of aggressive patent trolls
Brad Burnham – Jan 11, 2010
Almost a third of our portfolio is under attack by patent trolls. Is it possible that one third of the engineering teams in our portfolio unethically misappropriated technology from someone else and then made that the basis of their web [...] Read more
Introducing Tracked.com
Brad Burnham – Oct 21, 2009
At Union Square Ventures, we seldom invest in a company before it launches publicly. The exception is when we have the opportunity to back an experienced entrepreneur with a strong team and a strong product vision. That is exactly what [...] Read more