A historical collection of our writing.
Bethany CrystalAnd just like that, many of my close female friends are pregnant. It happened all at once. Except of course, that it didn’t. Some were likely trying for months. Some got lucky on the first try. Some weren’t really “trying” at all. (And by the way, some probably still are.) But there’s something […] Read more (opens Medium in a new tab)
Fred WilsonLet’s say you are the founder and CEO of a startup and you have now been at it for four years. The company is doing great, you’ve raised several rounds of financing, you have a product in the market that is solving a real problem, you have a bunch of customers, you have a growing […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
Fred WilsonThe Gotham Gal and I are investors in Blueprint Power , a company that helps landlords turn their buildings into mini power plants. Robyn Beavers, the CEO of Blueprint, was on the Gotham Gal’s podcast this past week. They talked about how Robyn spent fifteen years working in the tech, energy, and […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
Bethany CrystalI’ve been wanting to write more for years. Literally, years. Throughout my life, I’ve had multiple ebbs and flows of my persistence in regular writing. There have been years where I wrote nearly daily, a period where I wrote a first draft of a book, and years where I didn’t write at all. In recent […] Read more (opens Medium in a new tab)
Bethany CrystalThis evening, in a shop in Hayes Valley, I witnessed a woman enter the store and quietly carry out an entire rack of children’s clothing without paying. The shop-keeper, hearing a slight rustle, turned from me and raced after her, shouting in the street until the woman dropped the merchandise. She […] Read more (opens Medium in a new tab)
Fred WilsonMalls need anchor tenants. These are the stores that bring the folks to the mall so that they can discover all of the other amazing places to shop that sit between the big tenants. Cities need the same. Particularly cities that are trying to develop new industries. NYC’s tech sector has had an […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
