A historical collection of our writing.
Fred WilsonI wrote a blog post last fall asking for advice for headphones that don’t go into my ear and allow me to hear ambient noise around me. I got a ton of responses and that led me to bone-conducting headphones. I have been using AfterShokz bone conducting headphones for the last six months and they […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
Fred WilsonMost venture capital funds have a “recycling” provision that allows them to sell some percentage of their investments and reinvest those funds back into new investments instead of distributing that capital to their limited partners. There is no standard recycling percentage in the market, but I […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
Fred WilsonTEALS is a longstanding program supported by Microsoft where software engineers assist in computer science instruction in K12 schools. I have been blogging about and advocating TEALS for over eight years now . TEALS came to NYC in 2013 and has been helping kids learn computer science in NYC schools […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
Fred WilsonI have written about all of these things here at AVC before. But I am writing again as there is likely to be a bunch of chatter about Dapper, Flow, and NBA Top Shot as the news of a financing round comes out today. Financings don’t really interest me but companies do. And this is […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
Fred WilsonOne of the gifts that I got was the ability to stay positive. I am grateful to my parents, my wife, and my genes (and anyone else responsible too). It is such a superpower. I don’t just mean optimism. I mean saying nice things about people. I mean keeping a smile on your face. I […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
Fred WilsonKevin Kelly , who has been an editor at Wired and Whole Earth Review, is funding this book project on Kickstarter . He is attempting to capture the many cultures in Asia that are disappearing with modernization. I backed the project today and decided to get the book too. You can do that here . […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
