A historical collection of our writing.
Fred WilsonHenry Ward , founder and CEO of our portfolio company Carta , wrote a post yesterday outlining the gender inequity on cap tables throughout the startup landscape . It is a good post and I would recommend you click through and read it. In it, Henry writes: When I started Carta I didn’t focus on […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
Fred WilsonThis post is jam-packed with conflicts. It is about not one, but two, of USV’s portfolio companies. The more the better in my view. Our portfolio company Cloudflare announced yesterday that they have launched an IPFS Gateway . IPFS is an open protocol built and supported by our portfolio company […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
Fred WilsonThe Gotham Gal and I listened to the recent Howard Stern interview of Paul McCartney yesterday on a drive from long island to NYC. It’s a great interview, about 1 1/2 hours long, with incredible stories and lots of music. Howard picks out songs, plays them, and Paul talks about how each one came […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
Fred WilsonThe New York Times has a piece up on Eliud Kipchoge , the world’s best marathon runner. I read it with interest yesterday as I like to think of startups as marathons and I am always on the lookout for ideas and insights that can help entrepreneurs and investors. Eliud is an impressive person and, […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
Fred WilsonThere is a narrative in crypto land that you are either in the “crypto is money” camp or the “crypto is tech” camp. This blog post from Erik Torenberg sums that up pretty nicely. The interview below is from TechCrunch Disrupt a week or so ago. Brian Armstrong , founder and CEO of our portfolio […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
Fred WilsonToday is primary day in New York State. The polls open at 6am and stay open until 9pm. There are primary races for the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and Attorney General as well as a bunch of statewide races for State Senate and State Assembly. In NYC, and to a lesser extent in New York State, the […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
