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Jared Hecht
@jaredhecht
i build products i like using + venture partner @usv | previously founder @groupme and @fundera
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    Jared Hecht
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    Nov 27, 2024
    In 2023 I took a 12-month hiatus to recharge after building startups nonstop since graduating college. During that period of time, I had a rule that I would only commit to something if its gravitational force was completely inescapable. The opportunity to join USV was that thing
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    Jared Hecht
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    Nov 27, 2024
    Happy Thanksgiving, and please don't die of heart disease! myticker.com
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    Ticker: Don’t Die of Heart Disease
    by Jared Hecht (blog, linkedin, twitter)
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    Jared Hecht
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    Jan 7, 2022
    It’s easier to raise money at a $200M valuation than it is to sell a company for $100M.
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    Jared Hecht
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    Oct 31, 2024
    20 years later and @fredwilson and @BradUSV are still going hard. first ones here every am @usv.
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    Jared Hecht
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    Jul 15, 2025
    Sequoia Wants It Hard (or What Not to do When Fundraising)
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    Jared Hecht
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    Nov 7, 2025
    this is a super interview maybe i am just old now, but moreso than ever i feel a sense of duty to contribute to solving some of these problems. there are a lot of exciting opportunities on the table and it feels more prudent to pursue those than practice political warfare
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    The Free Press
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    Nov 7, 2025
    Peter Thiel: If you graduated in 1970 with no student debt, compare that to the millennial experience: too many people go to college, they don’t learn anything, and they end up with incredibly burdensome debt. Student debt is a version of this generational conflict that I’ve
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    Jared Hecht
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    Jan 4, 2024
    Absolutely thrilled to share that I've joined @usv as a Venture Partner where I will lead new investments, help to support founders in our portfolio, and work with the USV team as we evolve our thesis. I'm ready to run!
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    Joining Union Square Ventures | Union Square Ventures
    I am delighted to share that I have joined USV as a Venture Partner in NYC where I will lead new investments, help to support founders in our portfolio,
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    Jared Hecht
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    Jan 22, 2022
    1/ Some unsolicited thoughts on crypto: I love crypto. I also think that 90-99% of people building and investing in the space are full of shit and high on their own farts.
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    Jared Hecht
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    Feb 5, 2025
    building consumer products today feels a lot more like creating art than software
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    Jared Hecht
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    Jul 9, 2023
    On three separate occasions at GroupMe and Fundera, I let excellent VCs that were interested in our company conduct diligence when we weren’t actively fundraising. In every single instance we spent months getting excited that a top tier VC was going to make our lives easy by
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    Jared Hecht
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    Nov 14, 2021
    What a great read on Tiger Global by @mariogabriele @thegeneralistco readthegeneralist.com/briefing/tiger…
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    Jared Hecht
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    Oct 31, 2023
    Founders should adopt longer vesting cycles (eg 6 years). I have seen too many founders who have slogged through nearly a decade of company building resent the fact that a big piece of their cap table sits with co-founders who departed the company before things really started
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    Jared Hecht
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    Apr 7, 2020
    The Payroll Protection Program is absolute chaos. But today it is our best shot at getting SMBs the capital they need to survive. SMB, and by extension the country, NEEDS it to work. Here are some bits of news and things I learned today about PPP... (1/n)
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    Jared Hecht
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    Jun 8, 2025
    i do not get this thing where people are all of a sudden talking about “taste” being important as if they just discovered the fountain of youth no shit like what did you think was the case before?
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    Jared Hecht
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    May 3, 2022
    Every morning I read @HC_Richardson’s newsletter. She is a master of explaining politics and history in a way that is simple to understand. Like this excerpt from today.
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