A historical collection of our writing.
Fred WilsonMark Zuckerberg, in his speech last week at Georgetown University, called social media “the Fifth Estate.” The first three “estates” of society, classically, are the clergy, the nobility, and everyone else. When the printing press arrived during the Renaissance/Enlightenment period and a mainstream […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
Fred WilsonA few weeks ago my partner Nick and Sam McIngvale, who runs our portfolio company Coinbase’s custody business, did a talk at the CoinAlts conference. In it they talk about the evolving role of custody in the crypto markets, and what they are excited about in crypto in the next few years. […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
Fred WilsonI remember back in the early 2000s, the direct marketing industry and the tech sector worked with Congress to craft sensible regulations for email marketing. The result was called CAN-SPAM and it was passed into law in 2003. The law has been modified to clarify certain terms and rules. While it […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
Fred WilsonNormally when we travel, The Gotham Gal posts about the things we do. She is a way better travel blogger than I am. But today we did something that I want to talk a bit about. We visited the Auschwitz concentration camps in southern Poland. This is the first time I have visited one of […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
Fred WilsonI am sitting in the airport lounge in Geneva waiting to board an airplane. I am here because yesterday was the inaugural Libra Association member council meeting. The Libra Association is a Swiss organization which will operate the Libra blockchain network and the Libra reserve. Yesterday was an […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
Fred WilsonWe are sitting in the gate at London City Airport waiting for an early morning flight. Next to every seat in the waiting area is a bank of power outlets that look like this: You will notice that there is one UK standard outlet and four USB outlets. And, no matter where in the world […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
