My guest today is Rebecca Kaden, a partner at famed venture firm union square ventures. USV is known for thesis-driven investing, which is the topic of our conversation. Rebecca walks us through the evolution of USV’s thesis into its third generation, and from there we explore many of the most interesting and exciting areas of business, technology, and learning. Please enjoy our conversationFor more episodes go to InvestorFieldGuide.com/podcast.Sign up for the book club, where you’ll get a full investor curriculum and then 3-4 suggestions every month at InvestorFieldGuide.com/bookclub.Follow Patrick on Twitter at @patrick_oshagShow Notes1:11 – (First Question) – An overview of Union Square Ventures Thesis 3.07:49 – Core changes that can help any community9:59 – Ways to fix the broken education system13:41 – Gap between job preparedness and the education system14:44 – Companies creating education systems to prepare people for careers in their field18:49 – Most unique technological solution for people to educate themselves22:00 – Ways to improve access to capital26:49 – The distribution problem in capital markets28:19 – How does she assess an early-stage company and its team’s ability to assess their ability to maximize distribution30:56 – Digital marketing and why it could be broken34:22 – Examples of masterful marketing36:07 – How they are focused on improving wellbeing, their first focus on healthcare39:35 – Wellbeing on their focus on community41:29– The Art of Community: Seven Principles for Belonging45:30 – Her thoughts on mentorship48:23 – What she has learned in her time at USV51:50 – Kindest thing anyone has done for RebeccaLearn MoreFor more episodes go to InvestorFieldGuide.com/podcast. Sign up for the book club, where you’ll get a full investor curriculum and then 3-4 suggestions every month at InvestorFieldGuide.com/bookclubFollow Patrick on Twitter at @patrick_oshag