A historical collection of our writing.
Fred WilsonThere are these news moments that we remember vividly forever. The plane flying into the World Trade Center. The mob breaking into the Capitol. Reagan at the Berlin Wall. Just writing the words, I can see the images in my head. Our portfolio company Recount Media is all about these moments. Recount […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
Fred WilsonI guess the theme of this week is taxes . But today’s post is about something completely different. A Company wants to collect and remit taxes to NYS and NYC and lawmakers don’t want the money. I’ve written about this sad tale before but the story continues. Back in February , NYS Governor Cuomo put […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
Fred WilsonMost of our family’s income comes in the form of capital gains. And most of that comes in the form of carried interest on capital gains. Carried interest means the share of the profits that the managers of VC funds get (and PE funds and Hedge funds too). For many years, there have been attempts […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
Fred WilsonI am in Park City Utah right now so I checked to see what Kickstarter projects were near me and I found this cool carbon fiber guitar project right here in Park City and backed it this morning. Email readers can see the video here . USV TEAM POSTS: […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
Fred WilsonAs we get to that time of the year when we look back and take measure of 2020, it will be one for the ages, and not in a good way. I saw this photo book project on Kickstarter today and thought “it would be good to have this book to remember the early spring […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
Fred WilsonDan Frommer , who many of you likely know from his writing at Recode, Quartz, Business Insider and other places on the web, has teamed up with my friends at Coefficient Capital to create a 120 page report called Consumer Trends 2021. Here’s a slide from that report: There is no doubt that 2020 has […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
