By Andy Weissman—May 21, 2019

At a Sofar, you are sitting on the floor in a room full of mostly strangers, listening to artists you’ve never heard of, perhaps in a city you’ve never been to before, and yet it’s possible to feel comfortable and content. Why does this work, and at scale? Recently, we’ve been thinking about what […] Read more

By Fred Wilson—May 20, 2019

In 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)

By Albert Wenger—May 20, 2019

I have been on a bit of a blogging break which is likely to go on for a few more weeks. The break has been the result of a confluence of several factors, starting with a lot of work. Historically, I would have reacted by cutting back on sleep and workouts but now I know […] Read more (opens Continuations in a new tab)

By Fred Wilson—May 19, 2019

Our 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)

By Bethany Crystal—May 19, 2019

I’ve recently been thinking a lot about “in flux” stages at work. Maybe you have new people joining, senior people leaving, a shift of product focus, or a change in direction. We’ve had a little bit of this happening lately too. And while there are invariably always complications that come out of […] Read more (opens Medium in a new tab)

By Fred Wilson—May 18, 2019

This 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)