on the blockchain
Minimum viable economy.
Nick Grossman from Union Square Ventures thinks through factors that affect the difficulty to get a token economy off the ground. | learn more
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Union Square Ventures has a new investment thesis.
“USV backs trusted brands that broaden access to knowledge, capital, and well-being by leveraging networks, platforms, and protocols.” Their blog post has an interesting background on how this developed, and way more detail. |learn more
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How great companies use board decks to their advantage.
Max Heald was an intern at Union Square Ventures this summer. He had an opportunity to review their stash of board decks from portfolio companies to glean insights. He did not disappoint. | learn more
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Union Square Ventures’ model.
This has a similar theme to the article above, except it’s written by Fred Wilson with a specific focus on his wildly successful firm USV. The most interesting part for me is the window into his thinking about how blockchain […]
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From Union Square Ventures to a new crypto fund.
Joel Monegro, the USV analyst who wrote the excellent Fat Protocols post last year is leaving to start his own fund focused solely on crypto assets: Placeholder Capital. This is a group to watch. | learn more
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Fred Wilson: easy come, easy go.
Fred Wilson is one of the all-time greats of venture investing. His firm Union Square Ventures has been on-time for a lot of major trends by pioneering “thesis” investing. Lately, they have been deep into blockchain and this article outlines […]