For anyone who has a lot of commuting/driving/working out in their near future, here are two things to watch/listen that speak to autonomy and agency in the AI era;
The headline news is we have filled the gas tank again at USV and this tank is bigger. But scroll down to see the four areas we want to invest these funds into.
We listened to this conversation between @uninsightful and me this morning on a long drive. It was recorded at the USV CEO Summit right after Labor Day. It's a cross between Nikhil interviewing me and the two of us taking about the state of the VC business in 2026. Lots of gems
Writing a check doesn’t qualify you to give advice.
When @fredwilson was 29 he tried to show up to a board meeting and start giving advice. One of the founders stopped him, “come do every job in the company for a week, then we’ll listen.” So he flew to Buffalo and did it.
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I took a walk around the Union Square neighborhood a couple of Fridays ago with our new partner @mignano and we recorded it so everyone can listen to our conversation. We talked about the past, present, and future of startups, VC, and NYC.
Fred Wilson is one of the greatest VCs of all time. He is also my new partner at @usv and I'm lucky to say that. We've known each other for years, but becoming partners felt like a reason to get to know him even better.
So a few weeks ago, we walked around Union Square and