A historical collection of our writing.
Fred WilsonI feel in my gut that we need a new dimension, a new vector, a new lode to mine. And I feel that we are close to finding it. Note the conscious use of the word we in the last sentence. I am not close to finding it, but we are. By we, I mean […] Read more
Fred WilsonConventional wisdom says tech companies rise and fall with the waves of innovation that lash the shores of the technology business. There are so many examples of this that I won’t bother to repeat them.. But there is one cat out there that has so far avoided that fate. His name is Bill Gates and […] Read more
Fred WilsonOften in our business you work on things for months and even years without being able to talk about them outside your immediate group of colleagues and family members. Secrecy is required for competitive or regulatory reasons. So it has been with me for the past 18 months. In October 2003, around […] Read more
Fred WilsonThere’s this dance that entrepreneurs and venture capitalists do when it comes time to negotiate the economic terms of an investment. And it all revolves around valuation. The question is what is the fair value of the business? This supposedly establishes how much of the company the venture […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
