Rebecca Kaden is a managing partner at Union Square Ventures. She began her career as a journalist and prior to USV was  a General Partner at Maveron, a consumer-focused early stage fund. Rebecca was born in New York City, where she now resides. She has invested in numerous technology companies disrupting legacy infrastructures and is continuing to look at startups that will be adapting our status quo for the future.

What’s in this episode?

1. Building an investment thesis and sourcing deals based on conviction
   
   
2. The rise of distributed teams and exodus from established startup hubs like Silicon Valley and NYC
   
   
3. The nature of investing globally and the support of local VCs in emerging markets
   
   
4. Staying competitive and relevant in the VC space with a small team
   
   
5. Main struggles emerging market startups face in scaling globally
   
   
6. Difficulty of creating high quality content and its benefits

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