A historical collection of our writing.
3.5 billion people in the world do not have access to reliable electricity, and over $1T in renewable energy investments are needed in emerging markets in the next decade. Achieving this coverage can only happen if we can greenlight a large number of small projects across many geographies, […] Read more
Fred WilsonBack in 2014, USV got subpoenaed by the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) over our web3 investing activities. We hired a law firm, answered the subpoena, and that ultimately landed me in public testimony in front of the DFS staff. In my testimony, I explained to the DFS staff […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
Fred WilsonThis is the second post in a row where I am bringing back an old tradition. This time it is Fun Friday, something I haven’t done in about five years. Like last week, the catalyst is our portfolio company Blackbird Labs, which I posted about a few months ago . Blackbird is a platform for […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
Fred WilsonIt has been a long time since I did a Funding Friday here at AVC. I used to do them every Friday. We have funded a lot of bars, restaurants, coffee shops, and bakeries here over the years. Here are a few examples. L’Appartement 4F Land To Sea There is a new wrinkle in crowdfunding […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
Matt Mandeltl;dr: For increasingly capable AIs to gain widespread adoption, they will have to earn our trust by reliably doing what we want in the ways we want. Four promising areas for ensuring reliability and corrigibility in AI products are: refining AI behavior, interpreting models, evaluating models, and […] Read more
Fred WilsonThere has been a lot of discussion about how AIs can make art and possibly replace artists, but I think the opposite is more likely to happen. Artists have been using AI to make art for a while now and the pace has picked up a lot in recent years. I have always loved the […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
