A historical collection of our writing.
Fred WilsonAngela is SVP of People and Client Success at Return Path. She joined Return Path over five years ago to focus on the People job and she has added responsibilities since then. I asked Angela to write one of the guest posts in this series on People because she and Matt Blumberg have built one […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
Fred WilsonTwenty years into the personal technology revolution and we are still using address books that work pretty much like physical address books. It makes no sense. The mobile address book should be hyperconnected to our digital life, informed by it, and responsive to it. I remember back in early 2011, […] Read more
Fred WilsonOne of the most vexing problems entrepreneurs face is where to find strong talent for their companies. The kind of people you want to hire for your company are in short supply and they are rarely out looking for a job. You have to go find them and recruit them to join your team. But […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
Fred WilsonIn the last MBA Mondays post talking about company culture, I wrote: It helps a lot to have a one pager that outlines the core values of the company. I just saw our portfolio company Twilio's version of that. They call it "Our 9 Things." I wish I could publish it here but I don't […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
Fred WilsonYesterday Twitter announced that they plan to amend the assignments agreements that they sign with their employees. They call this proposed amendment the Innovator’s Patent Agreement. I’ve been aware of this effort inside of Twitter for a while and I like to call this move the “Twitter Patent Hack” […] Read more
Fred WilsonThe Board Meeting is the primary way that Boards function. This post is about making Board meetings effective and helpful for everyone involved. A Board cannot be effective if it doesn't get together frequently. Some Boards meet monthly. I like that approach when the Company is young and there are […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
