A historical collection of our writing.
Fred WilsonThere is a new cultural institution being built in NYC right now, the first major new cultural institution built in NYC in quite a while. It is called The Shed and its mission is to be “The first arts center designed to commission, produce, and present all types of performing arts, visual arts, and […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
Fred WilsonI will start this post by stating that I am very much in the “one share one vote” camp. That said, I have supported founder control provisions, like the one that Mark Pincus put in place when he took Zynga public back in 2011. Mark wanted to put those provisions into the Series A deal […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
Fred WilsonI’m in Canada today to attend a board meeting. I love Canada. It’s a kindler gentler more welcoming version of the US. And it’s increasingly an important place to be for the tech sector. About 10% of USV’s active portfolio is in Canada. And 30% of our last ten investments are in Canada. We have […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
Fred WilsonI’m in Canada today to attend a board meeting. I love Canada. It’s a kindler gentler more welcoming version of the US. And it’s increasingly an important place to be for the tech sector. About 10% of USV’s active portfolio is in Canada. And 30% of our last ten investments are in Canada. We have […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
Fred WilsonOn May 17th, AVC regulars William Mougayar and Nick Tomaino will be hosting the 3rd Token Summit in New York at Pier 36 (aka Basketball City). There are still a few tickets left but I think it will sell out soon. The agenda was released a few days ago. There are some interesting topics on the […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
Fred WilsonI exchanged emails today with someone who wanted to connect with me on LinkedIn. I told him that “I don’t do LinkedIn.” I have a profile there and I use it regularly as a resume database to check out people. I keep a profile there so others can do the same. But beyond that, I […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
