Writing

My friend Steven Johnson has penned a long and wonderful piece exploring what lies beyond the speculative market in crypto tokens. This essay, which will run in Sunday’s New York Times Magazine, but is online now , could not have [...]  Read more

I saw my friend Chris tweet this question yesterday and had to respond: Yubikeys are awesome. Not supported everywhere. I use them where I can — Fred Wilson (@fredwilson) January 15, 2018 Nick helped me get Yubikeys set up on [...]  Read more

Today we celebrate the life and teachings of the great Martin Luther King Jr. He had a way with words and among my favorites is this quote, which seems very apropos right now: Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can [...]  Read more

I’ve written for a long time about my desire to re-build personal finance infrastructure in ways that benefit people with the least money .  We see new personal financial products all the time targeting high value customers, but it still [...]  Read more

A hallmark of startup companies, the tech sector more broadly, and certainly our portfolio companies, is that they include equity in their compensation packages for their employees, often all employees. If you work for a tech company, chances are good [...]  Read more

A hallmark of startup companies, the tech sector more broadly, and certainly our portfolio companies, is that they include equity in their compensation packages for their employees, often all employees. If you work for a tech company, chances are good [...]  Read more

A few weeks ago on the Gotham Gal’s podcast, she had Fereshteh Forough, founder of Code to Inspire, an organization that teaches women in Afghanistan to code. There is so much to like about what Fereshteh is doing. It’s a [...]  Read more