2010 investing opportunity 
Both Sides of the Table
SEPTEMBER 12, 2013
But as sweet as that success has been (we invested pre-revenue in a small team) today my even more important news was the further expansion of our partner ranks. After I became co-managing director I pushed our firm to start adding more talent how had a mix of operational, startup experience and some form of investment experience.
A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC
JULY 27, 2021
Our first Opportunity Fund, raised two years later in 2010, has generated only 3.9x And our second Opportunity Fund, raised in 2014, has generated 7.3x Our Opportunity Funds invest in the later stage rounds of our top-performing portfolio companies plus a few later-stage investments in companies that are new to USV.
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Both Sides of the Table
AUGUST 9, 2011
By 2008 I had gotten more serious about championing companies through our investment process. And just when I thought I had the deal that was worthy of bringing to investment committee the world changed. Let’s review all of our existing investments. Eventually you have to invest. It was September 2008. We did not.
Both Sides of the Table
MAY 23, 2012
There are obvious reasons the industry has had less-than-desirable returns, including: massive over-funding of the sector, huge increases in inexperienced venture capitalists that took a decade to peter out, and the massive correction in the value of the public stock markets that closed many exit opportunities for half a decade.
This is going to be BIG.
DECEMBER 28, 2013
YC''s best investing days may be behind it. YCombinator had a great run from 2007 through early 2009 investing at a time when there weren''t nearly as many seed funds and accelerators as there are now. Considering the myopia at the top, it''s not surprising that turning point may have already happened for YCombinator.
Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative
NOVEMBER 27, 2019
Jimmy has been with ADIVAH since 2010, after an earthquake that destroyed his community. The organization saw an opportunity to “light a torch of change by providing dynamics of self-transcendence” that would help promote national strength, especially to leaders in positions of resolving conflicts and finding solutions to problems.
This is going to be BIG.
OCTOBER 3, 2014
It''s super interesting to go back and trace connections and relationships that led to new opportunities. If nothing else, it serves as a good reminder that every thing you do now is an investment in the future. Later in 2010, I was introduced by Fabian to Andres Wuerfel , who was leading Deustche Telekom''s Innovation Group.
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