Later on in our conversation on wednesday night, I got a question about lean and venture capital. Brad and I set it up that way because we talked about all the things we didn't like about venture capital firms when we were setting USV up in late 2003. do not believe that venture capital scales. MORE >>

When Brad Burnham and I started USV back in 2003 and I had just started blogging, we spent a lot of time talking to potential investors in our first fund. Venture Capital and TechnologyAnd we thought the startup community would engage with us around these insights and ideas and make us smarter in the process. It was a good bet. MORE >>

It was June of 2003. Somewhere within this portfolio, you're going to find some seriously huge successes and "the best of the best" will emerge--but you really never know which ones, just like any other venture portfolio. Otherwise you might wind up with this: Venture Capital & TechnologySeven Nation Army was playing. MORE >>

There are many people who should get credit for Union Square Ventures' investment strategy.  Her book, Technological Revolutions and Financial Capital , was responsible for much of the foundational thinking Brad and I did at the start of Union Square Ventures back in 2003, which in turn led to our initial investment thesis. MORE >>

This is part of my series on Raising Venture Capital. Many businesses that pitch to me have White Elephant issues and I’d like to tell you how to deal with these when you’re raising venture capital. Tags: Raising Venture Capital Start-up Advice I sometimes call these White Elephants. Small story.  MORE >>