A historical collection of our writing.
Fred WilsonIn yesterday’s post , which seemed to touch a nerve, something I certainly seek to do from time to time, I mentioned the “talent organizations” of our portfolio companies. These are the people who help a founder/CEO build and lead the people who make up the company. It’s an undervalued and […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
Fred WilsonThere is an obsession with the values that are being placed on companies when they finance. There has always been one but it is worse than ever. Every day, without fail, I read a headline that so and so company has raised, will raise, or is trying to raise capital at some eye popping valuation. […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
Fred WilsonI saw this tweet today from our friend Arianna and I had a good chuckle: Love when people cold email me with a pitch and ask to set up a call with management. Hi, that’s me! 🙋🏻♀️ — Arianna Simpson (@AriannaSimpson) June 12, 2018 But the underlying issue is not that funny. Someone took the […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
Fred WilsonI am a fan of looking at something from all sides and understanding how each side thinks about it. Consider a neighborhood school. There are students, parents, teachers, administrators, non-teaching staff, taxpayers, the community, homeowners (whose home value is impacted by the quality of the […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
Fred WilsonI saw this chart on Semil ‘s blog this morning: What is shows is that as the amount of money raised (and deployed) in seed funds has grown over the last ten years, the ability of the companies that received those seed investments to raise a follow-on Series A round has declined (massively). That […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
Fred WilsonThe world lost a man of taste, adventure, and humanity yesterday. Anthony Bourdain was an inspiration to everyone in our family. He amplified our love of travel, food, adventure, and other cultures. We will miss him greatly. USV TEAM POSTS: Nick Grossman — June 7, 2018 Compound interest goes in […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
