A historical collection of our writing.
Fred WilsonA couple of weeks ago, I saw this tweet by my partner Albert: Must read thread on #Masks4All #covid19 https://t.co/NEqgZjPnDs — Albert Wenger 🌎🔥⌛ (@albertwenger) March 28, 2020 I clicked on the underlying tweet thread and learned that some countries have adopted an approach where everyone wears […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
Fred WilsonOne of the silver linings to this awful pandemic is that things have slowed down a lot. Not just work. Everything really. I find myself taking more time to do the dishes, work out, meditate, etc. There is less “racing through the day” and more time to do things right and carefully. We clean the […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
Fred WilsonThere are so many challenges facing us right now that the smaller things often get overlooked. One of those things is summer internships for students who are focused on a career in tech. Many companies are struggling to stay afloat and have canceled all of their summer internships. That makes total […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
Something that consistently surprises me is how many people have a fundamentally static worldview. Their motto appears to be: Things are as they are and nothing will change. Never mind that history is full of massive change. And even more surprising: once a huge change has occurred the new […] Read more (opens Continuations in a new tab)
There has been a lot of discussion of whether or not startups qualify for forgivable loans under the Paycheck Protection Program administered by the SBA (part of the CARES Act). I don’t want to rehash the arcana of affiliation rules here but make a totally different point instead: there is a money […] Read more (opens Continuations in a new tab)
Fred WilsonAs we continue to make our way through this pandemic, I keep coming back to the question of how do we help those in the most need right now. Last week it was our health care responders on the front lines , the week before it was workers in the hospitality industry who are now […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
