A historical collection of our writing.
Fred WilsonTech:NYC is NYC’s tech industry advocacy group. According to its 2019 Annual Report , Tech:NYC has over 800 member companies representing all shapes and sizes of tech companies in NYC. I am the co-chair of Tech:NYC. Today, the NYSE decided to celebrate tech startups in NYC (some of whom will […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
Fred WilsonOur portfolio company Stack Overflow (which I like to call Stack) is an Internet Treasure. My friend Mark Pincus introduced me to the concept of an Internet Treasure many years ago and I am a fan of the notion. In my view, an Internet Treasure is a service on the Internet that is wide open, […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
Fred WilsonA friend asked me over the weekend “why do VCs ask for a management rights letter when they make an investment?” A management rights letter is a short agreement between a company and an investor to allow them certain “management rights.” These are typically the ability to attend board meetings, the […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
Fred WilsonI read this post on Bloomberg about a theme this week at Davos (never been) about the 2020s being a “Peak Decade”: Peak Globalization (tighter borders in the coming years) Peak Capitalism (the emergence of “stakeholder capitalism”) Peak Inequality (the rich getting poorer, relatively) Peak Youth […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
Fred WilsonI love this project and backed it instantly when a friend showed it to me last week. USV TEAM POSTS: Zapier Bot — Jan 16, 2020 Explaining the rules of a game? Start with the goals Nick Grossman — Jan 16, 2020 Leap Albert Wenger — Jan 16, 2020 USV and the Climate Crisis Dani […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
Fred WilsonMy partner Albert wrote a bit about how USV is investing in the climate/sustainability sector today . The high-level summary is “not very differently than we have and are investing in other sectors”. At USV, we like certain businesss models, go to market approaches, and product types and that won’t […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
