A historical collection of our writing.
Fred WilsonIt is that time of year again, when the entire crypto sector comes to NYC. It is called Blockchain Week NYC and there are a dozen or more industry events like the Coin Center Annual Dinner , The Third Annual Token Summit , Consensus , Women On The Block , and many more. There will […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
Fred WilsonI wrote this three years ago, on Mothers Day, and I remembered it this morning. So I am reposting it. Happy Mothers Day to all of the mothers out there. It’s Mothers Day, a time to celebrate motherhood and moms. I woke up thinking about the maternal instinct and it’s effect on business. I was […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
Fred WilsonWhen I started my now ten-year journey down the “let’s teach computer science in our public schools” path, I knew that getting students to instruct machines would open up new methods of teaching and learning. But I did not understand just how powerful that would be. It is good and necessary to […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
Fred WilsonTwo of the more interesting and “out there” trends in tech are NFTs (non fungible tokens) and virtual celebrities. So it was only a matter of time before developers started to work at the intersection of them Virtual celebrities are characters made out of software that exist in games, social media, […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
Fred WilsonOur portfolio company Coinbase has been building an institutional grade regulated custodial service for crypto assets over the past 18 months. It is called Coinbase Custody and it is a qualified institutional custodian which means that investors that are regulated can use it to satisfy their […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
Fred WilsonI worked for a VC named Bliss McCrum early in my career. He had been on wall street for about twenty five years before getting into VC mid/late career. He loved investing. He taught me technical analysis/charting and a lot of other things about stocks. I used to ask him “why did that stock go […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
