Union Square Ventures is launching a new iteration of its Analyst program, USV Analyst 2.0, designed to bring fresh perspectives to the firm by hiring analysts from non-traditional backgrounds, including journalism, design, engineering, and product management, rather than solely from finance or consulting.
Background
- Union Square Ventures (USV) is a prominent early-stage venture capital firm based in New York, known for investing in transformative tech companies like Twitter, Coinbase, Etsy, and Stripe.
- USV has long had a distinctive analyst program that rotated junior talent through the firm for two-year stints; this post announces a revamped "2.0" version of that program.
- The post's author is likely Fred Wilson, USV's co-founder and a well-known VC blogger; his blog AVC is a widely-read source of venture capital commentary.
- The "USV Analyst 2.0" update signals changes to how the firm trains and deploys junior investors, reflecting broader shifts in the venture industry around talent development, smaller teams, and sourcing deals.
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