A historical collection of our writing.
Fred WilsonThe Gotham Gal and I spent a good part of saturday walking around NYC. At one point, we walked through the massive and amazing Chelsea Piers complex and saw this plaque: Think about that. In one four year period, the New York Public Library, Grand Central, the subway, the Queensboro and Manhattan […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
In the post about USV’s initial investment in Outschool 16 months ago, I wrote about the dramatic need for innovation in an education system that looked effectively the same as it did 50 years ago. While the internet had altered almost every element of our lives, the only meaningful change to […] Read more
Fred WilsonI backed this project today to make large scale public art projects honoring frontline workers . Frontline workers have been and continue to be the heroes of this pandemic. They are out there delivering our packages, stocking our stores, caring for sick people, etc, etc. I really like the idea of […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
Fred WilsonI have written extensively on this blog over the last decade and a half about the significant negative consequences that the two large mobile operating systems have on distribution of software. I am strongly opposed to the monopolies that Apple and Google have over mobile apps that run on iOS and […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
Fred WilsonMy friend and former colleague Charlie O’Donnell created a new kind of networking event for the moment we are in. These are virtual networking events designed to “include diverse perspectives in the innovation community.” They are called Circulate . These are curated discussions, meaning you sign […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
Fred WilsonWe have been back in NYC for about a week after being away for the entire pandemic. We were in LA when the pandemic hit and then spent the summer on the east end of Long Island. Like everyone, we have read the horror stories of NYC being a wasteland of homelessness, crime, shuttered storefronts, […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
