A historical collection of our writing.
Fred WilsonEarlier this week Chris Anderson, who runs TED, hosted a 45min conversation with Bill Gates . I heard a lot about it in the last few days (it has already had 1.2mm views) and this morning the Gotham Gal and I watched it over our morning coffee. What I like about this conversation is that […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
Fred WilsonAs the coronavirus pandemic spreads across the US, the people who are stepping up the most to meet this challenge are our country’s healthcare workers. We should do everything we can to help make sure they can work safely during this crisis. So today I am highlighting two fundraisers for protective […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
Fred WilsonI wrote about the idea of buying Bitcoin in your IRA last year. I got a lot of responses to that post and one of them was from the founder of Alto IRA. I set up an Alto IRA, moved my old IRA over to it, and waited. When they had an alpha version of […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
Fred WilsonIf you are a crypto enthusiast like me, how do you stay on top of the daily crypto news cycle? There is crypto twitter, but that’s not for the faint of heart. If you hang out there, you know what I mean. You can read the news at Coindesk , Cointelegraph , and the other […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
Fred WilsonAd blockers are hugely popular. Close to 800mm people around the world use them to avoid intrusive ads and data collection. I do not use an ad-blocker but I completely understand why one would choose to do so. And yet much of the media business is supported by advertising. There are a growing […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
It’s an overwhelming time right now. Everyone in the world is focused on COVID-19, and to varying degrees, is changing the way they live. From an economic perspective — beyond the obvious massive damage due to a halting of large swaths of the economy, which will need to be addressed with some form […] Read more (opens Nick Grossman in a new tab)
