A historical collection of our writing.
Fred WilsonI am often asked for advice on productivity. People want to know how I get things done. The truth is I am not well organized, I don’t use any productivity tools. I work hard but I don’t work all of the time. I have a decent work life balance. My secret, if I have one, […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
Today’s Uncertainty Wednesday will be the last post for a while about matters related to intelligence following my posts on the problems of sample correlation under fat tails and on dynamic versus static models. Now might be a good time to state that I firmly believe we should be researching human […] Read more (opens Continuations in a new tab)
Bethany CrystalOne of the best parts about being a community member is the sense of belonging you feel after meeting up in person. One of the hardest parts about being a community organizer is figuring out how to physically get people in the room. This, in a nutshell, is the paradox we experience so often in […] Read more (opens Medium in a new tab)
Fred WilsonEver since I got interested in crypto, I have looked at the emergence of the commercial Internet in the 90s as a roadmap for what to expect. And while that has largely been useful as a frame of reference, I’ve struggled with the huge bubble of 2017 which felt to me like it came too […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
Bethany CrystalI took my first work flight of the year today, flying out of JFK to SFO just like a I do about a half-dozen times annually. But this time I flew out with a new colleague. It’s our first time flying together. All day long, people in the office were making jokes about how “terrible” […] Read more (opens Medium in a new tab)
Fred WilsonA trend we’ve seen in the financing of startups in the last five years is the “SAFE between rounds” which means raising a convertible note (or SAFE) to provide more capital and runway in between financing rounds. It often comes in the form of an offer by an investor who missed the last round and […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
