Haystack

OCTOBER 13, 2019

At the end of 2016, folks in the startup tech ecosystem looked toward 2017’s impending “uncertainty.” Then at the end of 2017, the same worry about 2018; rinse and repeat last year, looking toward 2019. Yet, looking back, not much changed — there’s more money than every in the early-stage ecosystem, bigger financing rounds, large private pre-IPO growth rounds, and much more.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

OCTOBER 13, 2019

We are sitting in the gate at London City Airport waiting for an early morning flight. Next to every seat in the waiting area is a bank of power outlets that look like this: You will notice that there is one UK standard outlet and four USB outlets. And, no matter where in the world you are from, it is likely that you have a USB cable for your phone.

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Derek Sivers

OCTOBER 13, 2019

This is my advice to anyone writing something for the public — especially a talk on stage. People listen to a talk, or read an article, because they want to learn something new. They want a little “oh wow” moment. “I never thought of it that way before.”. People only really learn when they’re surprised. If they’re not surprised, then what you told them just fits in with what they already know.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

OCTOBER 13, 2019

It has always been possible to search AVC. You click on the search icon in a desktop browser or you click on the menu button in a mobile browser. But there is another way to search my blog posts, both here at AVC, and also the ones I have written on USV.com. With our recently launched refresh of USV.com , there is now at tab at the top called “ Writing.” It looks like this on a mobile phone: You can search by type (USV blog only, team member blogs only, or all), topic, author, and da

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OurCrowd

OCTOBER 13, 2019

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