So much? All of it
yes, without all of downsides of traditional DRM solutions
that is not accurate. we did not invest in Uber because we passed on the opportunity in the Srs B. my comments about Uber have nothing to do with that decision, which sure looks foolish in hindsight. my comments are…
Yup
Yes
Thanks for laying all of this out. I guess we will have to do more of this to get this crew here to understand what I'm trying to explain
This is not a pro VC argument. You may want to believe that. But that's not what I'm trying to say
I wrote this from the heart. You can ascribe whatever agenda you want to believe. But I wrote this for founders and it is based on thirty plus years of working with founders. I don't want to see them get screwed and…
we (USV) are the VCs who invested in DDG. we are very patient. and are happy to wait and see where this goes. this was a very small investment for us so there is no pressure on them from us.
it asks a question. or several. so i can learn. it was not designed to say anything. it was designed to stimulate conversation so i can learn and others can learn alongside of me.
i pimp everything, so i guess that means everything is a dud. i am an equal opportunity pimper. i plan on pimping again tomorrow on AVC
i accept your criticism even though i don't agree with it. but i can assure you that i have not hosted any obama dinners :)
yup. that is all i wanted to say. i agree with the president.
I agree and we are betting on that with the investments we've made in the past four or five years since we stopped making broad horizontal investments But I feel that even more dramatic upside is available in the less…
my blog is my public diary. i write it for myself for the most part. if people choose to read it, that's their choice.
Benchmark has been on a tear in VC not seen since KP did it in the mid/late 90s. they are absolutely the best in the business right now
that is a great question. there are two sides to this argument. one side says if they block you, you should block them. the other side says blocking trade backfires and that open markets create more opportunity even if…
correct
yes, absolutely. when you do something every day for 25 years, you get good at. i could not do it one bit when i started out. it's a learned skill not something you are born with
ha! that's great. i don't think i'm going to do that though.
because the greater fool theory doesn't really work. and often you turn out to be the greater fool. better to focus on building something of lasting value. then when you exit doesn't matter very much
So much? All of it
yes, without all of downsides of traditional DRM solutions
that is not accurate. we did not invest in Uber because we passed on the opportunity in the Srs B. my comments about Uber have nothing to do with that decision, which sure looks foolish in hindsight. my comments are…
Yup
Yes
Yes
Yes
Thanks for laying all of this out. I guess we will have to do more of this to get this crew here to understand what I'm trying to explain
This is not a pro VC argument. You may want to believe that. But that's not what I'm trying to say
This is not a pro VC argument. You may want to believe that. But that's not what I'm trying to say
This is not a pro VC argument. You may want to believe that. But that's not what I'm trying to say
I wrote this from the heart. You can ascribe whatever agenda you want to believe. But I wrote this for founders and it is based on thirty plus years of working with founders. I don't want to see them get screwed and…
we (USV) are the VCs who invested in DDG. we are very patient. and are happy to wait and see where this goes. this was a very small investment for us so there is no pressure on them from us.
it asks a question. or several. so i can learn. it was not designed to say anything. it was designed to stimulate conversation so i can learn and others can learn alongside of me.
i pimp everything, so i guess that means everything is a dud. i am an equal opportunity pimper. i plan on pimping again tomorrow on AVC
i accept your criticism even though i don't agree with it. but i can assure you that i have not hosted any obama dinners :)
yup. that is all i wanted to say. i agree with the president.
I agree and we are betting on that with the investments we've made in the past four or five years since we stopped making broad horizontal investments But I feel that even more dramatic upside is available in the less…
my blog is my public diary. i write it for myself for the most part. if people choose to read it, that's their choice.
Benchmark has been on a tear in VC not seen since KP did it in the mid/late 90s. they are absolutely the best in the business right now
that is a great question. there are two sides to this argument. one side says if they block you, you should block them. the other side says blocking trade backfires and that open markets create more opportunity even if…
correct
yes, absolutely. when you do something every day for 25 years, you get good at. i could not do it one bit when i started out. it's a learned skill not something you are born with
ha! that's great. i don't think i'm going to do that though.
because the greater fool theory doesn't really work. and often you turn out to be the greater fool. better to focus on building something of lasting value. then when you exit doesn't matter very much