A historical collection of our writing.
Fred WilsonThis question came up in the comments yesterday: It got me thinking about whether a competitive investment is a better investment. Most of the time we are in a competitive process when we consider an investment. But that is not always the case. Sometimes, we are the only investor at the table. That […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
Fred WilsonThere are many different styles of investing. At USV, we choose to be thesis-driven investors. This is our current thesis . When an opportunity shows up that is right down the middle of our strike zone, we generally jump on it. It really helps to know what you are looking for. I told this story […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
Last Uncertainty Wednesday I wrote that “Stuff can and will go wrong, with varying degrees of bad consequences.” One direct corollary of this is that we will all face setbacks in our life. A key question then is what happens next. Do you give up? Or do you learn, persist and try a new approach? […] Read more (opens Continuations in a new tab)
Fred WilsonThere is a lot of chatter on Tech Twitter and elsewhere about the Instagram founders leaving Facebook six years after selling their company to Facebook. All I can say about that situation is they gave Facebook way more of their time and energy than most founders would have. Of course there are […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
One of the greatest things Frannie and I have in common is that we get the chills from music — typically at the exact same time, triggered by the same musical... something. For me it starts at the back of my neck, and if it’s really good, it spreads all over my back, head, and […] Read more (opens Nick Grossman in a new tab)
Fred WilsonI’ve been interviewed many times and while interviews are OK, what I enjoy a lot more are public conversations between two people. Listening to two people talking as friends and peers is more enlightening to me. My friend Chris Dixon was in NYC a few weeks ago and he came by my office and we […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
