A historical collection of our writing.
Fred WilsonA regular reader sent me this project last week and I backed it today and am sharing it with all of you. […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
Fred Wilsonthere is this thing called the Internet which allows anyone like me to connect a server to it and host content like this blog post. Thankfully there is open source software like WordPress that allows me to do all of this without using a proprietary service. Thankfully there is a range of operating […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
Fred WilsonWhen I was in my mid-20s and had just gotten a job in venture capital, I read a piece on Alan Shugart , the larger than life founder of Seagate, one of the most successful disk drive companies. Alan was quoted as saying that “cash is more important than your mother.” That got my attention […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
Fred WilsonAt USV, we have had a two-year analyst program since the very early days. The alumni of our analyst program are an impressive group of people. Some have their own venture capital firms, some are founders of companies that are doing great, some are working in large companies. We are starting the […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
Fred WilsonLast Thursday I wrote about the Helium launch in NYC and suggested that readers might want to purchase a Helium hotspot. Well, I have good news. AVC readers can buy a Helium hotspot with a discount. Here is how you do it. 1/ Go to the Helium Store and hit the Order Now button 2/ […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
Fred WilsonSo goes the famous Mark Twain quote. I thought of this in reading a few blockchain sector reports this morning. David Kelnar ‘s “blockchain primer ” is a very good summary of what is promising about the crypto sector and what is challenging. In his summary at the end, he writes: Tim Berners-Lee […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
