A historical collection of our writing.
Fred WilsonIn our talk at Consensus last week , we talked about security in crypto land. There are a few highly trusted custody services in crypto, including the popular consumer and institutional custody services offered by our portfolio company Coinbase . These companies have invested tens of millions, […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
Fred WilsonOur portfolio company Dapper Labs , the maker of the popular crypto-collectible game CryptoKitties , is back with their second game, called Cheeze Wizards , also built on the Ethereum blockchain. Cheeze Wizards is in “pre-sale” mode right now. You can “summon” your wizard in anticipation of the […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
Fred WilsonThis past Wednesday, I appeared on stage at Consensus 2019 with Paul Vigna of the Wall Street Journal and Brian Armstrong , CEO of our portfolio company Coinbase . The topic we were supposed to discuss was why crypto has been so full of bubbles and crashes. We did talk about that but we also […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
Fred WilsonI don’t do as much public speaking as I used to. Fortunately my colleagues at USV have picked up the slack and we are still out there telling the world what we believe in and why. I think that is critical to building the brand of an investment business. Because it is Blockchain Week in […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
Fred WilsonOn Monday, I wrote : With the crypto winter seemingly coming to an end and spring on the horizon, So why do I think winter is behind us and spring is on the horizon? Well you can see in the chart of the entire crypto market that there has been a meaningful move off of […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
Fred WilsonI remember back in the 2005/2006/2007 time frame when blogging and social media was coming of age, I used this blog as a petri dish to explore ideas like influencer marketing, social advertising, and virality that have become critical parts of a growth marketer’s playbook a decade later. That […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
