A historical collection of our writing.
Fred WilsonThis is hardly news since it leaked almost a month ago. Today our portfolio company Twitter announced that it has raised $35mm from two west coast venture capital firms, Benchmark and IVP. Union Square Ventures will also invest to maintain our ownership position, as will Spark Capital and several […] Read more
Fred WilsonOne of the big “aha moments” for me in the past couple years came when I hooked up a Mac Mini to a large display in our family room in the spring of 2007. Slowly but surely, our family started using the Mac Mini instead of the cable set-top box and the DVD player. My […] Read more
Fred WilsonReputation is critical to most businesses, but on the Internet reputation takes on an even more important role. When you do business with a person or a company that you cannot see and you don’t know, you really need some data about their reputation. Some of the most successful businesses on the […] Read more
Fred WilsonWe’ve invested in a number of blogging related applications and services; Adaptive Blue, Delicious, Disqus, FeedBurner, Outside.in, Twitter, and Tumblr. We’ve been attracted to this sector for a number of reason; because an increasing amount of content is produced with these kinds of tools and […] Read more
Fred WilsonThe comments on my initial post on this topic went right at the VC’s compensation – management fees and carry – and their impact on returns. So at Ken Berger’s suggestion, I will change my planned post for today and address the issue head on. The returns venture firms get on their investments are […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
Fred WilsonOur portfolo company Zynga closed a $29mm round of financing last week which was led by Kleiner Perkins and IVP. We participated in the round, as did other investors Foundry Group and Avalon Ventures. Bing Gordon, co-founder of Electronic Arts and a games industry veteran, is now a partner at […] Read more
