A historical collection of our writing.
The majority of the 2020 presidential candidates on the Democratic side support a Federal Job Guarantee with Andrew Yang being the lone voice in favor of a Universal Basic Income. Both of these policies are aiming to address the changes taking place in the labor market as our automation […] Read more (opens Continuations in a new tab)
Fred WilsonI read last week that there are a growing number of regions around the country where there are labor shortages. Businesses literally cannot find the workers they need to operate their businesses. Today is Labor Day, a day to celebrate the workers who built America and the labor movement that rose […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
Fred WilsonThis is a topic I’ve written about a bunch over the years. I feel like it is becoming more urgent every day. Last week I heard some shocking numbers about salary levels for certain kinds of engineers in the bay area. I checked them out with a few of our bay area portfolio companies and […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
Fred WilsonThe Gotham Gal loves this conversation with Sarah Beatty about her Montgomery Builds project and suggested that I give it a listen. So I am doing the same with all of you. […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
Fred WilsonAs I’ve been working on a new design and approach to this blog/newsletter , I have been diving into the analytics to understand what all of you are doing with it. Here are some charts and tables: 1/ The web traffic (desktop and mobile) has risen and fallen over the years, driven by SEO and […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
Thirty one years ago, in 1987, I landed at Boston Logan Airport with an F1 student visa to attend Harvard. I was full of excitement and not the least bit concerned about getting into the country. I had been here twice before, once staying with a family in Rochester, Minnesota for a school year […] Read more (opens Continuations in a new tab)
