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Re: An Open Letter To Jeff Bezos

andyswan — Fri, 01 Mar 2019 08:50:59 -0000

Pretty Socialist BTFO

Great letter

Re: Funding Female Founders

andyswan — Wed, 30 Jan 2019 10:11:48 -0000

Should the "goal" be tied to "percent of people born who are female"? 50/50

Or should the goal be tied to "% of startups that meet our rigorous standards who have female founders"?

Using the birthrate stats as a standard is very problematic. Think, for example, if the NBA used the same criteria to judge its non-discrimination policies...

Re: Funding Female Founders

andyswan — Wed, 30 Jan 2019 10:05:54 -0000

Totally agree and share the exact same thoughts with my daughter whenever possible.

Re: “If The Train Is Delayed, Find Another Way Home”

andyswan — Wed, 16 Jan 2019 11:38:36 -0000

Reads headline.
Expects subway rant.
Hopes for startup metaphor.
Reads travel blog.
Appreciates Bliss.

Re: What Is Going To Happen In 2019

andyswan — Tue, 01 Jan 2019 13:16:00 -0000

haha thanks.

Re: What Is Going To Happen In 2019

andyswan — Tue, 01 Jan 2019 10:47:25 -0000

Man crypto would be awesome if u could actually spend it

Re: What Is Going To Happen In 2019

andyswan — Tue, 01 Jan 2019 10:43:22 -0000

Pretty sure the internet and tech already died along with Net Neutrality.

Trump willl ramp up another brilliant campaign and continue to deliver on all of his campaign promises.

Democrats will try to create another Obama out of Robert “Beto” Orourke but he will eventually be deemed too male, so they’ll settle for 17 ounces of Bloomberg with a token minority woman VP. Battle of the billionaires, either way the US wins (no ClintonBush war machines)

Economy depends on the Fed, as usual.

They’ll dump Robinhood, Spotify and Uber/Lyft on the public markets at fake valuations.

Facebook might implode (this is wishful thinking) and Twitter will get out of its own way to become THE publishing platform of the world.

PC culture will throw a few tantrums in its death spiral but we will all finally be able to breathe and joke again.

I will do some dope dunks.

LikeFolio will begin to displace traditional polling — lookout Gallup.

Fred will continue to teach and challenge us to be better.

Love you all.

2019!

Re: Guest Commenting Has Been Suspended

andyswan — Thu, 27 Dec 2018 10:12:59 -0000

"Real names be proof" -- Andy WiseMan

Re: Guest Commenting Has Been Suspended

andyswan — Thu, 27 Dec 2018 09:33:56 -0000

We should all be paying $100/year to comment here with the proceeds going to Fred's bank account or an end of year party.

Re: Speech on Twitter: Platform not Publisher

andyswan — Sun, 02 Dec 2018 10:21:30 -0000

Everyone here agrees that Twitter has the RIGHT to determine how their product is used.

I thought we were chiming in on what they *should* do with that right, from a business perspective.

Why does Twitter want to turn itself into a lame ass safe space?

Re: Speech on Twitter: Platform not Publisher

andyswan — Sun, 02 Dec 2018 10:19:00 -0000

I was agreeing with the crux of your point but simplifying it by saying follow/block is enough. Twitter the company turning itself into the small town sheriff is lame.

You can almost picture the skittles haired woman that decided she had enough of Dave smirking as she sends him to jail.

Re: Speech on Twitter: Platform not Publisher

andyswan — Sun, 02 Dec 2018 09:19:12 -0000

Wrong. The Constitution applies to all of those Squares.

Now you may say that people in Times Square may react violently if I wear a MAGA hat there, and in some other town they may be just as offended by a hijab.... but both are ALLOWED and protected.

Why should Twitter the company decide for me which town square I am in? Isn’t that a function of the network of users that follow/block me?

Sure, they have the right to decide what they want displayed on their product (as does the Muslim baker), but from a business perspective — should they get into that business?

I Isn’t that what got us here? Twitter acting like the small town mob that says “go back to where you came from Dave...it may be factual, it may be legal...but we don’t take to kindly to your type around HERE.”

Re: Speech on Twitter: Platform not Publisher

andyswan — Sat, 01 Dec 2018 21:56:32 -0000

To me it’s really simple. If the speech would not be allowed in a public square, then it should be punished. Why isn’t block/mute/unfollow enough??!!

I think we all know that had Dave’s tweets been pointed at white Christians (perhaps even calling them Nazis), no punishment would have been issued...even if not factual as his were.

It’s too bad too. Twitter is such a fantastic platform to share and defend ideas and learn other perspectives. Instead I find myself deleting tweet history and sticking to promotional stuff instead of participating in real conversations. Chilling.

Re: How Diversity Happens

andyswan — Wed, 19 Sep 2018 08:33:50 -0000

Why do you have to prioritize diversity and make it intentional? Why, if you're a merit-based individualist, would focusing on things that need to get done "not work"?

Re: Taxation Of Carried Interest

andyswan — Wed, 06 Jun 2018 09:19:00 -0000

;)

Re: Taxation Of Carried Interest

andyswan — Wed, 06 Jun 2018 09:11:07 -0000

Capital is bettter utilized by you than by the government. Keep what you can.

Side note: The rest of the country is more than happy to accept NY and Cali’s taxfugees...just leave the policies there!

Re: USV Thesis 3.0

andyswan — Tue, 03 Apr 2018 12:32:01 -0000

Love that. Has been one of our core values/aspirations in finance. Unfortunately a major differenciator.

Re: USV Thesis 3.0

andyswan — Tue, 03 Apr 2018 12:12:51 -0000

Do I really still have one

Re: USV Thesis 3.0

andyswan — Tue, 03 Apr 2018 11:12:12 -0000

Feels like an over-fit to me.... does the portfolio make the thesis or vice versa?

Does "trusted brand" mean that companies without major scale need not apply? Wouldn't this have weeded out Twitter in 2007?

I do like "knowledge, capital and well-being" on top of the networks and platforms layer.... although "well-being" seems oddly if not intentionally broad... a wild card for loophole opportunities?

In any event, awesome that you share your thinking and process. WTF do I know I'm just chucking peanuts from the cheap seats. Always love watching USV succeed*!

*Except on net neutrality

Re: The Square and the Tower: Networks and Power, from the Freemasons to Facebook

andyswan — Wed, 21 Feb 2018 13:19:08 -0000

Jordan is his own groove u just gotta let him roll lol

Re: The Square and the Tower: Networks and Power, from the Freemasons to Facebook

andyswan — Wed, 21 Feb 2018 13:13:50 -0000

Sounds like a winner!

Re: Funding Friday: Hackers Are Creators

andyswan — Fri, 09 Feb 2018 10:17:11 -0000

I think your "writing between the lines" is more to blame than our collective ability to "read between the lines", as there is no doubt in my mind I would pay $1200 in the next one minute for that product/service.

Re: Funding Friday: Hackers Are Creators

andyswan — Fri, 09 Feb 2018 10:07:23 -0000

I wouldn't take it as a slight. People expect value for value, as they should.

I will write you a 4 figure check RIGHT NOW to develop an Alexa app for me, but $1/month to prove that I'm a "true" friend/supporter/fan, I don't have any interest in.

BTW -- if anyone wants to prove how much of a supporter/fan of mine they are, my venmo username is andyswan ;)

Re: Funding Friday: Hackers Are Creators

andyswan — Fri, 09 Feb 2018 08:45:52 -0000

Is this a paid blog? I like Kevin quite a bit but I don't understand what I'm paying for.

Re: Don’t Tax Options And RSUs Upon Vesting!

andyswan — Mon, 13 Nov 2017 23:02:10 -0000

Are you telling me that millions of people are DEPENDENT FOR THEIR LIFE on the tax payments of a small number of people?