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Sep 2022
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Albert Wenger on Global Venture Capital ...

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Bloomberg Radio host Barry Ritholtz speaks with Albert Wenger, who is a managing partner at Union Square Ventures. Before joining USV, Wenger was the president of del.icio.us as well as an angel investor; he also founded or co-founded several companies. He holds a Ph.D. in information technology from MIT. 

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