This is The New Scarce Resource | USV’s Albert Wenger
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Managing partner at USV, Union Square Ventures
Search every verified Albert Wenger interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. Albert Wenger, managing partner at Union Square Ventures, has been promoting his book "The World After Capital" (published in German as "Die Welt nach dem Kapital") and arguing that society is transitioning from the industrial age to a "knowledge age" in which attention, rather than capital, has become the scarce resource. He has described major technology companies' advertising-based business models as "adversarial attention systems" that extract and resell user attention. Wenger has advocated for three "freedoms" to manage this transition: economic freedom (including universal basic income), informational freedom (including the right to one's own AI and data), and psychological freedom (including mindfulness practices). He has also warned that technological progress without moral progress is dangerous, and has said there is a 10-20% likelihood of a "fast takeoff" to artificial superintelligence. Wenger has been active in climate and energy discussions, arguing that the world is in a "low energy trap" caused by conservation efforts since the 1970s, and that abundant energy is fundamental to human progress. He has noted that Germany produced less electricity in 2024 than in 1990, calling this "a huge mistake." Wenger has also discussed his personal use of therapy-guided psychedelics with his wife, describing it as a way to confront anxiety and renew their relationship. He has expressed concern about the political climate, stating that the industrial age is "20 years past its expiration date" and that the lack of a positive vision for the future is driving populism. He has also said there is a "50% chance" that Donald Trump could imprison Elon Musk.
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Als Partner von Union Square Ventures begleitet er aufstrebende Start-ups und investierte u.a. in Coinbase, Etsy und Twitter/X.
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Gigi Danziger, Eutopia Holdings Albert Wenger, Union Square Ventures Anne Philippi, The New Health Club Psychedelics are reshaping the way we think about mental health, personal growth, and relationships. In this engaging DLD25 conversation, Gigi and Albert Wenger share their deeply personal journey with therapy-guided psychedelic experiences and the unexpected ways it transformed their marriage. Albert reflects on how psychedelics helped him confront anger, anxiety, and the challenges of aging, while Gigi describes profound visions of her family’s past, leading to a new sense of identity—in…
On the need to move beyond "industrial age thinking" https://keenon.substack.com/p/episode-2306-albert-wenger-on-how.
Albert Wenger, Union Square Ventures Albert Wenger, a prominent investor and Partner at Union Square Ventures, argues that abundant energy is a fundamental requirement for human progress and a thriving democracy. He connects historical energy breakthroughs – from fire to agriculture to fossil fuels – to societal advancements. Wenger warns that current energy conservation efforts, while well-intentioned, have led to a “low energy trap” that hinders innovation and limits our potential to address pressing global challenges, like powering data centers, electrifying transportation, and cleaning u…
Nick and Albert Wenger, Managing Partner at Union Square Ventures (and a preeminent investor in general), discuss the state of climate, climate and energy work in general, and climate venture capital in 2024 and beyond. Specifically, Nick and Albert dive deep on: • How our collective response to climate change so far has been a bit ‘meh’ • The ‘low energy’ trap and what we stand to gain if we reverse it • The prognosis for climate tech venture capital in 2024 and beyond Timestamps: 00:00:51 - Reflecting on 2023's Climate Crisis 00:04:11 - Where we’re at: Climate Progress and Challenges…
Entrepreneur Susan Danziger and investor Albert Wenger are a married couple who work together on social impact projects. In conversation with Lisa Witter, Co-Founder of Apolitical, they discuss their work but also share some very personal moments – for example how they originally met in Paris. Both believe that a new economic age is emerging due to technological changes, and that big changes are needed, such as a universal basic income. Therefore Susan and Albert have launched various initiatives to address issues like climate change and affordable housing – including The Spark of Hudson and…
Albert Wenger is a venture capitalist and partner at Union Square Ventures. He was the president of del.icio.us and oversaw the company’s sale to Yahoo eventually becoming an investor in a number of companies such as Etsy, Tumblr, and Twitter. Not only that but he is a venture capitalist who supports basic income, argues for […]
On September 12, 2023, NYU Stern's Fubon Center for Technology, Business, and Innovation hosted an event entitled, "The World After Capital," featuring Albert Wenger, Managing Director, Union Square Ventures, and author of The World After Capital, in a fireside chat with Professor Arun Sundararajan, Harold Price Professor of Entrepreneurship. To learn more, please visit the Fubon Center's website: https://www.stern.nyu.edu/experience-...
“My wife and I have a universal basic income pilot in the city of Hudson where 128 people are receiving $500 a month for five years guaranteed.”
“The way we should deal with copyright and knowledge in this world is very simple: if you publish the weights, you publish your training algorithms and you publish all the data you used to train this model — you make all of it publicly available, and then you get a safe harbor from copyright.”
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