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Ask Me Anything: Questions 1 & 2
Albert Wenger – Nov 29, 2015
I recently started a new feature where you can ask me anything by recording a video. Turns out that I got two closely related questions about education and skills for a future in which machines can do more and more. [...] Read more
Thanksgiving: Entrepreneurs
Albert Wenger – Nov 26, 2015
Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday: time with family and food is great as is having a reminder to be thankful. Today I want to say how thankful I am for entrepreneurs. For the people who are crazy enough to believe [...] Read more
Experiment On Continuations: Video Ask Me Anything
Albert Wenger – Nov 24, 2015
I love answering questions. On long car rides nothing makes me happier than when our kids ask me something difficult to explain. Makes the drive go by much more quickly. I blame this habit on my Dad who used to [...] Read more
Quizlet
Fred Wilson – Nov 23, 2015
There are some investments that take years to make. They are often our best investments. Quizlet took something like five years to go from a company we got interested in to a USV investment. In March 2009, we hosted an [...] Read more
A Bulge, Not a Bubble
Albert Wenger – Nov 23, 2015
Even as recently as Web Summit at the beginning of November I was asked about a Bubble as part of a panel. It has since occurred to me that the problem with using that word to denote possibly overextended valuations [...] Read more
After Paris: Doubling Down on Democracy
Albert Wenger – Nov 15, 2015
The terror attacks in Paris, just like other terror attacks before them including 9/11, are a challenge to core democratic values of tolerance and freedom of speech. Turning against Muslims or against refugees is a terrible response as it only [...] Read more
Berlin Conversation
Albert Wenger – Nov 12, 2015
Next Tuesday (November 17th), my partners Brad and John and I will be in Berlin for an evening event to talk about entrepreneurship, the Internet, and whatever else is of interest to the audience. Somewhat to our surprise the event [...] Read more
Transparency and Intermediary Liability: Regulating Networks
Albert Wenger – Nov 10, 2015
Recently I did an opening interview for the On Demand Conference here in New York. As part of the conversation we discussed intermediary liability for platforms and I suggested that complete transparency was a good trade for intermediary liability. Someone [...] Read more
Board Effectiveness Tip #4: Make Sure Your Board Talks to Your Team
Albert Wenger – Nov 9, 2015
Six years ago I wrote three tips on making your board effective (tip #1, tip #2 and tip #3). Since then there is a lesson that I keep on relearning and so I am writing this tip #4 as much [...] Read more