A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

JULY 27, 2021

The two most used measures of a venture fund’s performance are the “cash on cash” return and the “internal rate of return” (IRR). One measures how much an investor got back divided by how much they put in (cash/cash). The other measures what the effective rate of return is on the investor’s money. You might think these measures go hand in hand, but that is not the case.

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This is going to be BIG.

JULY 29, 2021

The science is clear… and so are the economics. Vaccines prevent the spread and severity of the COVID-19 virus with side effect rates at well below the instance levels of lots of other drugs people commonly take for things like birth control, erectile dysfunction or to keep their cholesterol in check. Yet, somehow, things like masks and vaccines have become a political hot potato—dividing the country in two on how to avoid a four (fifth?

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Education Assets Capital Portfolios 78

Indigo Marketing Agency

JULY 27, 2021

Why do people really hire a financial advisor? As a financial professional, I’m sure this question has crossed your mind at least a dozen times. But in order to answer it, you have to look at why people buy any type of product or service. I once heard it said, “People buy aspirin. They don’t buy vitamins.” In other words, people are more concerned about solving their short-term ailments than they are about their long-term well-being.

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Mr. Money Mustache

JULY 25, 2021

Unsuccessfully but Refreshingly trying to climb the local waterfall. “MMM, are you still alive?” – somebody on Twitter. Holy S**t! I just realized that the last time I wrote a blog post for you was on April 18th, and now it’s late July. That’s an entire quarter of a year that I have let this wonderful, golden field of interesting opportunities and people sit untended.

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Return On Investment Accounting Companies Returns 52

A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

JULY 30, 2021

I backed a documentary project this morning about two 80-year-olds pursuing their lifelong dreams to be stand-up comedians. I think people of any age should chase their dreams and I can’t wait to watch this film. USV TEAM POSTS: Albert Wenger — Jul 29, 2021 Transmutex Mona Alsubaei — Jul 28, 2021 The Growing Demand for Clean Electricity Lauren Young — Jul 28, 2021 Supporting Teams in their Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Efforts.

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Funds Crowdfunding 96

A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

JULY 29, 2021

I am heartened to see both sides of the political aisle in the US came together yesterday to agree to move forward on a $1 Trillion Infrastructure Bill. There are parts of the bill that I don’t like (asking blockchain smart contracts to send 1099s to the IRS seems nuts to me) and parts that were taken out that I think are critical (like building a nationwide EV charging network).

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