A historical collection of our writing.
Fred WilsonI wrote a blog post on March 12th called Open For Business and thought I would return to the topic. If you search for “vc open for business” on Twitter , you will see almost universal scorn for the idea that VCs are open for business right now. But our experience doesn’t match that scorn. […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
Fred WilsonYou may have seen this short advertisement called Always Open on television over the last few days. It is part of a larger campaign called Stand With Small that Etsy (where I am Chairman and a large stockholder) is running right now to encourage everyone to support small businesses during this […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
Fred WilsonWe continue to be concerned about the most vulnerable among us and that is where we want to focus our giving right now. To that end, Give Directly has a NYC Covid Fund that will give funds directly to people. Specifically: GiveDirectly is delivering cash to families enrolled in SNAP (a federal […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
Fred WilsonWe call it IRL “In Real Life” in the tech sector. IRL is the opposite of the virtual reality/online worlds that we have been reading about in science fiction and slowly building over the past three decades. I have heard a number of people assert that this pandemic, when we are staying home and […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
Fred WilsonOne of the most fascinating things I’ve been watching is how the 80 something USV portfolio companies are adjusting their marketing strategies during this pandemic. It is all over the map, based on the unique situations of each and every company, with some pulling back on marketing, some […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
Fred WilsonAs policy makers around the world seek to mitigate the economic shock from this pandemic, one less obvious but powerful place to look are working capital flows. Yes we do need direct relief for small businesses like the forgivable PPP loans. We also need things like payroll tax deferrals and other […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
