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At USV, we talk a lot about our investment thesis. The USV thesis is a set of ideas that has guided our investing over the years. It is a tool we u...
The Slow Hunch by Nick GrossmanFrom Crypto-Native to Crypto-Enabled
I’m not one to make big annual predictions, but one thing that seems likely to me is that 2024 will mark the emergence of mainstream apps powered by ...
The Slow Hunch by Nick GrossmanYou Never Know When You've Had a Good Day
Many years ago, when I had just started working at USV, I remember there was kind of a complicated situation that unfolded in a seemingly bad way, and I'll never forget what Brad said in response. He said:you never know when you've had a good dayI didn't really understand what that meant, so he told me a story that went something like: back around the year 2000 at the height of the dot-com boom, there was a guy who was a senior exec at a successful startup. That person had a falling out with ...
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I love milestones. Times of year that mark change and give you a chance to pause and reset. I think that's part of why I had such a hard time living in California during college, and why I appreciated the seasons so much when I moved back east. They provide a very natural rhythm. The time between Christmas and New Years is one of my favorite transition times. I love the fact that nearly everyone is on vacation, so everything slows down. In the past I have usually stayed at work during that week and used the time to catch up on everything. With new years, I love the opportunity to pause, take stock of everything, get organized, and get ready to hit the ground running in the new year. For me, this is my "spring cleaning", more than anything I do in the spring. Here's what I'm working towards this week to get cleaned up and ready for 2013:
Resetting email. I got crushed on email in the last month, and have a lot of open threads (I apologize to anyone I owe an email to). I am working towards inbox zero by New Years.
Rebooting my blog -- as of yesterday, I've merged my blog and my tumblog into one. I've moved my blog archives dating back to 2006 to the Wayback Archive, and am doing everything on Tumblr now. Fewer things; more focus.
Mundane things around the house -- Yesterday Cescalouise and I cleaned out our basement, and I organized my mess of a closet. Both feel super good to have done, and help create an overall sense of healthiness.
Going to get a haircut :)
And as always happens, I'm using this time to get inspired about 2013. I've been collecting some quotes that are getting me fired up.
I love milestones. Times of year that mark change and give you a chance to pause and reset. I think that's part of why I had such a hard time living in California during college, and why I appreciated the seasons so much when I moved back east. They provide a very natural rhythm. The time between Christmas and New Years is one of my favorite transition times. I love the fact that nearly everyone is on vacation, so everything slows down. In the past I have usually stayed at work during that week and used the time to catch up on everything. With new years, I love the opportunity to pause, take stock of everything, get organized, and get ready to hit the ground running in the new year. For me, this is my "spring cleaning", more than anything I do in the spring. Here's what I'm working towards this week to get cleaned up and ready for 2013:
Resetting email. I got crushed on email in the last month, and have a lot of open threads (I apologize to anyone I owe an email to). I am working towards inbox zero by New Years.
Rebooting my blog -- as of yesterday, I've merged my blog and my tumblog into one. I've moved my blog archives dating back to 2006 to the Wayback Archive, and am doing everything on Tumblr now. Fewer things; more focus.
Mundane things around the house -- Yesterday Cescalouise and I cleaned out our basement, and I organized my mess of a closet. Both feel super good to have done, and help create an overall sense of healthiness.
Going to get a haircut :)
And as always happens, I'm using this time to get inspired about 2013. I've been collecting some quotes that are getting me fired up.
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