A historical collection of our writing.
Fred WilsonI remember back in 2011 when I first learned about Bitcoin, we started talking about the technology and the model internally at USV. My partner Albert had done a lot of reading about it and he raised the 21mm hard cap as something that had both pros and cons associated with it. Ever since then […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
Fred WilsonI woke up Sunday morning in Europe to the news that our monthly match campaign for The Human Utility had crossed the $20k mark and thus our $20k match was fully funded. That was great news but then I saw this tweet from Tiffani, the founder of The Human Utility: So now @fredwilson @thegothamgal […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
Fred WilsonWe are in the midst of a monthly match campaign for The Human Utility which used to be called Detroit Water Project. The founder of this effort, Tiffani Bell, explains the story of how this project came to be in this eight minute video; If you want to participate in our match campaign after […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
Fred WilsonBeing an investor and board member means that you are close to the companies you invest in but not “in them.”. This near and dear relationship creates some interesting challenges for both the management and the investors. One of them is understanding the difference between information/reporting and […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
Fred WilsonElon Musk famously posted Tesla’s long term strategy in 2006 and ended the post with “don’t tell anyone.” That has led may entrepreneurs around the world to follow suit and be transparent about what they are up to and why. I think its a great practice for companies to follow. It helps the outside […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
Fred WilsonChris Dixon put this reading list together. Instead of reading something from me today, maybe everyone can pick one or more posts from Chris’ reading list and learn a bit about tokens. I believe I have read all of these posts over the past year or so and I agree with Chris that they are all […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
