Boris Wertz

Founding Partner, Version One Ventures · 0 appearances on the record.

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After co-founding online bookstore JustBooks and serving as COO of AbeBooks through its 2008 acquisition by Amazon, Boris Wertz transitioned into venture investing. In 2012, he founded early-stage venture firm Version One Ventures and also served as a board partner at Andreessen Horowitz.

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Wertz: AbeBooks involved sellers in product discussions while retaining final operational control
“Everything is up for discussion, but eight books ultimately takes the business decision. We run the business.”
Boris Wurtz Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 8:10 a16z Podcast | Building Marketplaces with the Power of Community
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Wertz: Managing thousands of passionate marketplace user opinions is exhausting for operators
“It's a very powerful thing to have a strong community. It's sometimes also a very tiring thing as an operator, because you get all of these thousands of opinion from highly passionate people.”
Boris Wurtz Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 8:45 a16z Podcast | Building Marketplaces with the Power of Community

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