A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC
JUNE 30, 2021
The Internet was developed by the US Defense Department to create a network that was capable of surviving a military attack. They accomplished that with a design where no part of the system was central to its operation. You can take out any part of the Internet and it will still operate. When I read the Bitcoin White Paper for the first time, I was struck by the similarity of its design to the Internet.
This is going to be BIG.
JUNE 11, 2021
“The term 'residence' shall be deemed to mean that place where a person maintains a fixed, permanent and principal home and to which he, wherever temporarily located, always intends to return.” Putting aside the archaic gendering of the law, this one sentence written into New York State’s Election Law that defines the residency requirements of candidates is one of the laziest and most ridiculous pieces of text I’ve ever seen.
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C2P Enterprises
JUNE 30, 2021
Are you nervous about asking your clients for referrals? Does it make you feel uncomfortable or pushy to approach the subject? What if we told you there was a process to get your clients telling you if they’d like to make a referral? No more nerves; no more uneasiness. In our latest episode of the [.]. The post How to Turn Happy Clients into Your Best Referral Sources appeared first on Clarity 2 Prosperity.
Tucker Advisors
JUNE 28, 2021
How to Track Your Direct Mail Campaign Digitally. By Jordan Collins Tucker Advisors Senior Digital Marketing Specialist. Follow Follow Follow Follow Follow Follow. Table of Contents . Click the links below to jump to a page section specific to your needs. “What gets measured gets improved” How to track direct mail. What are my options: Tracking Links.
Indigo Marketing Agency
JUNE 16, 2021
Did you know the topic you choose for your webinar is the most important factor determining its success? Do you need webinar topic ideas? First of all, congratulations! You’ve decided that a webinar is just what you need to warm up prospects and convert them into clients. But now the big question is: Which webinar topic do you choose? There’s a lot of pressure weighing on this decision.
A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC
JUNE 29, 2021
This should be obvious to AVC readers but I am a fan of short and sweet. Why take two pages to say something you can say in one page? Why take two paragraphs to say something you can say in one paragraph? This letter to potential investors from the CEO in the Duolingo S-1, which was flipped to the public yesterday, is a fantastic example of that. Disclosure: USV is an investor in Duolingo and we stand to profit from their IPO.
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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC
JUNE 8, 2021
Digital Asset Mining is shorthand for “proof of work consensus validation of public blockchain infrastructure” Thankfully we have the shorthand. But it is important to understand what digital asset mining is. Public blockchains, like Bitcoin and Ethereum, store data securely but publicly in a cooperative ecosystem that is not controlled by any company or government.
A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC
JUNE 21, 2021
It is officially summer now and with adult vaccination rates passing 70% in many parts of the US, people are out and about. I’ve heard the term “analog summer” used to describe this moment. If the past 15 months have been a digital lockdown, then the next three months are going to mark a return to analog activities; beaches, parks, concerts, bars, restaurants, nightlife, etc, etc.
A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC
JUNE 24, 2021
I understand that regulators and elected officials need to raise concerns about new technologies and their impact on society. It is their job or at least part of their job. But I am also dismayed regularly by how poorly many elected officials and regulators understand the technologies they are talking about. In particular, I am deeply concerned with how poorly many elected officials and regulators understand blockchains, smart contracts, and decentralized applications and organizations.
A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC
JUNE 14, 2021
I remember when a friend of mine told me five or six years ago that he had bought some Dogecoin. I thought “what is he doing?” and dismissed it as something silly and or crazy. Dogecoin was initially introduced in late 2013 and 7 1/2 years later it has amassed a market cap of $43bn and is one of the most popular crypto assets in the world.
A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC
JUNE 11, 2021
I just backed this project. I love the idea of a simple deck of cards that can let anyone or any group design a website without any software or device. So many times, I have known pretty much what I want for a website for a project, an event, a new business, or whatever, but I am a terrible sketcher and I don’t know how to use the software tools that web designers use.
A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC
JUNE 16, 2021
ENS stands for Ethereum Name Service and it is a decentralized domain name system built on the Ethereum blockchain. You can get domains with the.eth extension by going here , connecting a wallet, and searching and purchasing a domain. I have purchased fredwilson.eth and avc.eth and a bunch of other.eth domains for my family. It does not cost a lot of ETH to register a domain, but you need to remember to go back and renew it as there is no company/registrar operating a business to do that for you
This is going to be BIG.
JUNE 30, 2021
A lot of people have furthered their career by “putting themselves out there”—creating blogs, newsletters, participating on Twitter, doing podcasts, etc. It’s a way that many have created connections for themselves and shown off their insights. A lot of these people aren’t the most experienced or knowledgeable people in their field. In fact, most of them aren’t.
A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC
JUNE 7, 2021
We had a situation recently where a rooftop solar project on a building we own became too expensive (because of NYC Fire Department requirements) and it no longer made economic sense to do the installation. And yet we want to avail ourselves of solar energy to benefit from the economics of solar, to reduce our carbon footprint, and to increase the resiliency of our property.
A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC
JUNE 17, 2021
For as long as I can remember, Pier 76 on the west side of Manhattan has been home to the west side tow pound. Some of my worst moments as a NYC resident have been there retrieving a car or a scooter, something I’ve done more than I want to remember. It was pure misery to have to go there and I think that was intentional. So over the last four months on my morning bike rides up the west side bike path, I have been watching the city tear down the west side tow pound and replace it with an u
A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC
JUNE 4, 2021
I backed this project last week and think the idea is really great. You put a Terra device outside where you hear the sounds of birds in nature and you can then listen to those sounds indoors. There are also features that let you identify the species of birds and track their migration. The video is here for email readers. USV TEAM POSTS: Nick Grossman — Jun 3, 2021 Scaling Ethereum with zkSync John Buttrick — May 26, 2021 ADDI.
A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC
JUNE 28, 2021
A reader asked me if I had ever written about the infrastructure I use to run AVC. We both searched the archives and could not find a post on that topic. So here it is: 1/ Content Management System – WordPress – I use the open source software version of WordPress to write these posts and manage them. 2/ Hosting Provider – Cloudways – I have used a number of hosting providers over the years.
A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC
JUNE 3, 2021
One of the biggest challenges for developers building on Ethereum’s market leading smart contract platform/blockchain are the high fees and slow transactions. These issues arise from the fact that the Ethereum blockchain’s current architecture is not particularly scalable. The Ethereum core developers have been working on these issues for years and there are changes coming in the core Ethereum protocol that will help with scalability.
A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC
JUNE 9, 2021
On Monday, a copy of Startup CXO , my friend Matt Blumberg’s new book, arrived at the USV office. I picked it up to take a quick look and thought “this a heavy book!” So I texted Matt, congratulated him on getting the book out, and then asked why it was so heavy. He replied “because it is 640 pages, there is a section on every C-level function in that book.” That’s when I realized that Startup CXO is not really a book.
Indigo Marketing Agency
JUNE 9, 2021
If you’re one of our current clients, then you’ve probably had the privilege of working with Heidi Wilson—one of our superstar Account Managers. Heidi is an incredible asset to our team and spends a great deal of her time working with financial advisors, helping them tell their stories and answer their questions. But what you may not know is that Heidi’s mom was actually a financial advisor, which is what inspired her to start a career in this industry.
A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC
JUNE 18, 2021
My friend Kirk backed this project earlier this week and I got a notification and checked it out and backed it immediately. I like everything about this project. Finding opportunities for people with special needs to work productively and happily is such a great thing to do. Email readers can watch the video here.
A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC
JUNE 15, 2021
NYC has a primary next week (June 22nd) in which parties will pick their nominees for Mayor, City Council races, Borough President races, and Manhattan will pick candidates for Attorney General. Because NYC is overwhelmingly Democratic, the primary is the main event. Most of the time, Democratic candidates prevail in the General Election in November.
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