A historical collection of our writing.
Fred WilsonTo some extent, this blog has been about demystifying venture capital and in particular me and the firm I work at, USV . There are many reasons why I think that is a useful exercise. When I got into the VC business in the mid 80s, it was a fairly opaque business and that did […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
Fred WilsonMy partner Albert gave this talk at DLD 2019 a couple weeks ago. […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
Fred WilsonI have had the pleasure of sitting on a few higher education boards with Mark Leslie . He’s a very accomplished and wise person. I respect him a lot. In this talk with Peter Levine, Mark talks about some of the most important concepts in starting, leading, and building companies. Listen to him. […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
Fred WilsonAs a follow up to yesterday’s post, I asked Zach to calculate the percentage of teams with at least one female founder in our last two core funds. Yesterday, I wrote “I don’t have the exact data on me and it would take more time than I have right now to calculate it, but my […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
Fred WilsonStarting and investing in startup companies is a long lead time business. It takes on average seven to ten years for the seed and early stage investments we make to turn into something. So looking at data across the entire VC landscape can be confusing. Important trends can be lost in the noise. […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
Fred WilsonI believe I’ve written about this before but I see it made so often that I feel compelled to write about it again. Entrepreneurs, VCs, and others in the startup ecosystem often send an email introducing a company to all of the partners (or most) at our firm. And that email is addressed to all […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
