Detroit Startup Happy Hour with Brian Watson From Union Square Ventures 5-7pm
Selected By: Christopher Scott
Come meet and talk with Venture Capitalist Brian Watson from Union Square Ventures. He will be there to answer questions and to speak with local Detroit Area Startups from 5-7pm. This event is hosted by the Detroit NewMe Community.
About Union Square Ventures:
Union Square Ventures (USV) is a New York City-based venture capital firm. We invest in internet services that disrupt existing industries including media (egTwitter), communication (eg Twilio), education (eg Codecademy), finance (eg Lending Club) and others (eg Etsy). You can find our entire portfolio and team members, at www.usv.com.
We’ve invested in many online networks that fit around our “thesis,” which we describe as our macro-level view about the Internet world. In short, USV invests in:
For more information on the USV investment thesis, check out this blog post at http://www.usv.com/2012/05/investment-thesis-usv.php
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About Brian Watson
Brian Watson has been a member of the investment team at Union Square Ventures since early 2012. Prior to Union Square Ventures, Brian worked at Organizing for America, Trendrr, JPMorgan Chase & Co., and Gilt Groupe.
Brian graduated from Columbia with a B.S. in Engineering Management Systems, a degree that remixes traditional industrial engineering with economics and computer science.
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Christopher Scott
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Hello everyone, if you are able come out to the NewMe event today from 5-7pm at PV lounge in detroit, with venture capitalist Brian Watson. He wants to speak with you and answer any questions you have.
Posted by Christopher Scott October 23Thank you for setting this up! I am looking forward to attending.
Posted by William Isaac October 21Before the meetup, Hajj Flemings of Brand Camp University will be hosting office hours with Union Square Ventures. These office hours are for local startups, that would like to pitch their products to potentially get funding from Union Square Ventures. This would be an excellent opportunity for anyone who is interested. To sign up please send an e-mail to Chris Scott at [masked] and copy Hajj Flemings at [masked] as soon as possible.
Posted by Christopher Scott October 21