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I am a VC & have been since 1986.
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The Daily Bolster

5 hours ago
USV is an investor in Bolster, a marketplace for fractional and full-time executive talent for startups and growth companies.
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A Conversation With Mike Zamansky

March 20th, 2023
Mike Zamansky is the person who got me interested in K12 Computer Science Education in NYC, a cause I have now contributed almost fifteen years of my life to.
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The Newest Members of the USV Team

March 6th, 2023
Last Thursday, three new blog posts hit USV.com announcing our three new analysts:
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The VC's Customer

February 27th, 2023
I saw Dan Primack assert that the venture capitalist’s customer is their limited partners in this tweet about the Citizen app, the recap, and their VCs:
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What Does "Native" Mean

February 21st, 2023
When a new technology comes to market, we often look for “native” applications of that technology.
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The 83b Election

February 14th, 2023
First and foremost, this is not tax advice. I am not a tax advisor and you should never take anything you read here as tax advice. If you read something here that makes you think you should take some tax-related action, please always consult your tax advisor.
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The Rebrand

February 7th, 2023
I’d guess that upwards of half of USV’s portfolio companies have changed the name of their company during their lifetime. It is not hard to understand why. Founders start out with an idea and not much more. By the time they have built a product, built a team, and found product market fit, they might be doing something a bit different or a lot different than where they started out.
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The Cleanse

January 31st, 2023
I’ve never done a cleanse. But many of my friends and family members have done them. There are various flavors of cleanses but the basic idea is you cut back your consumption of food and drink and replace it with mostly liquid nutrition for anywhere from a day to a month. I believe the most common lengths are in and around one week.
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The AI Assist

January 23rd, 2023
I wrote last week that I have started coding again. And I have been amazed at how much easier it is now that I can code and deploy in the cloud without having to spin up anything myself.
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