A historical collection of our writing.
Fred WilsonWhen those words are spoken, we think about the millennials or gen-z, both of whom have grown up with phones in their pockets or purses and are native users of smart phones. However, I think my parents’ generation, those who were born in the 20s and 30s and are now in their 80s and 90s, […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
Fred WilsonI noticed that the Kickstarter logo on my phone had confetti on this this morning. So I clicked on it and the app loaded this message on startup: I like that they ended that birthday message with “show me projects”. Even in celebrating ten years, 16 million backers, $4 billion in funding to 160,000 […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
Gillian MunsonI am delighted to announce that I have joined Union Square Ventures partnership. What started a few months ago as a catch up breakfast with my friend Andy Weissman, became a series of conversations with the amazing USV team and an invitation to join their partnership. I feel very glad to be at a […] Read more
We are pleased to announce that we have raised two new funds. The 2019 Core Fund has commitments of $200 million (up slightly from our last few core funds which were $175 million) and the 2019 Opportunity Fund is at $250 million (also up from our last 2014 Opportunity Fund of $175mm). We have made […] Read more
Bethany CrystalAbout this Series: There’s a list of questions that I get asked a lot about my career and my job, so I’ve decided to turn these into a short series of blog posts that I can use for reference in the future. With each of these, I’m going to pretend like you took me out […] Read more (opens Medium in a new tab)
Fred WilsonIn evaluating leaders, at the top of a company, or in the ranks of company leadership, an important quality that I look for is followership. Specifically, will the team line up behind this person? Of course, leaders have to have other qualities. They need to have domain expertise if they are […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
