A historical collection of our writing.
Fred WilsonUSV is and has always been a small venture capital firm. We have twenty employees and we like the casual comfortable vibe that creates for us and the founders and management teams we work with. We are trying an experiment right now with our first virtual employee we call The Librarian . This is The […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
Fred WilsonFarcaster added streaks to the protocol a few days ago: And I started one in the /AVC channel . Streaks are a powerful mechanism to bring users back every day. Duolingo and Snap have been very successful using streaks to increase frequency and retention and user value. I have a long history with […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
Fred WilsonWe believe that the transition from fossil fuels to clean energy will require a significant investment in energy storage and we have been looking for opportunities to invest in safe and abundant energy storage solutions. […] Read more
Fred WilsonWe just got back from week in Paris. We rode Lime and Dott bikes all over town and also rode the Metro extensivey. With the exception of the ride to and from the airport and a trip to the flea market, we didn’t get into a car all week. Paris has massively reduced it’s dependence […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
Fred WilsonI am struck by the difference in approach taken by the top onchain entrepreneurs and the top entrepreneurs from earlier internet eras (web1 and web2). The earlier internet eras have been marked by companies and founders focused on selfishness: “Your margin is my opportunity” – Jeff Bezos “You know, […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
Fred WilsonA few weeks ago I started a new series on this blog talking about how I’ve moved my Internet presence onchain over the last few years. The first installment talked about blogging onchain. This installment is about tweeting. As many of you know, USV led the first round of investment in Twitter back […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
