Union Square Ventures
4 statements across 3 episodes · 2 bullish · 0 bearish · 3 people on the record · first statement Feb 23, 2016 by Ida Tin · said 30 times in 8 episodes since 2016 · across every show →
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2021 2 mentions in 1 episode
2020 19 mentions in 1 episode
2019 1 mention in 1 episode
2018 1 mention in 1 episode
2017 5 mentions in 2 episodes 3 per episode
Everything said about Union Square Ventures, oldest first
Feb 23, 2016
Feb 5, 2017 positive
Marlin: Fred Wilson is the smartest person at identifying new trends
“Right now, the guy I'm paying the most attention to, I suppose, is a CEO, but he's the CEO of a venture capital firm, and his name is Fred Wilson. And I think he is the smartest guy I know in terms of identifying new trends and taking advantage of.”
Jun 17, 2020 positive
Union Square Ventures focuses its recent investments heavily on subscription businesses
“And I think today, if you look at the investments we've made in the last few years the vast bulk of those revolves around subscription businesses where we think the incentives between the company and the end user are actually aligned, right?”
Jun 17, 2020 neutral
Albert Wenger and Brad Burnham failed to raise a fund before USV
“Brad and I tried to raise a fund together after the .com bubble burst and we couldn't get it done. And so he had to bide his time a little bit. I had to bide my time. And then he teamed up with Fred to in 2003 to raise USV, the first fund, which got going in 2…”