By Fred Wilson—Jul 8, 2018

Software systems have largely been governed by the companies that operate them. The Washington Post reports that Twitter has been suspending more than a million accounts a day recently. That certainly is necessary given all of the fake accounts, bots, spammers, and worse plaguing Twitter. Twitter, […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)

By Fred Wilson—Jul 7, 2018

In this video, AVC regular William Mougayar describes the fundamental properties of a blockchain native application. The key section starts at 4mins and goes for about two minutes. If you want to see the slides, which are not visible in the video, they are here . […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)

By Fred Wilson—Jul 5, 2018

Like many of you, I had an incredibly frustrating experience with a credit agency today. It was TransUnion but I’ve had equally frustrating experiences with Equifax and others since locking down our credit information in the wake of the Equifax data breach last fall . What is particularly galling […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)

By Fred Wilson—Jul 4, 2018

I’m sitting here on a park bench outside my favorite coffee shop, where I’ve been writing my daily posts for the last week and a half on my phone, and I’m staring at our flag. Normally, a scene like this on the Fourth Of July fills me with pride. I love America, all that it […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)

By Albert Wenger—Jul 4, 2018

Independence Day is a cheesy summer action blockbuster. And yet, after watching it one can’t help but feel good about humanity defeating an existential threat using courage, technology and science (and doing so under American leadership). The irony today is that we face such a species level threat. […] Read more (opens Continuations in a new tab)

By Fred Wilson—Jul 3, 2018

Last night I picked up my phone after a long and fun dinner party and saw that the Golden State Warriors had signed Boogie Cousins (one of the most talented big men in the NBA) to a one year mid level contract of $5.3mm, an incredibly low number for a perennial all-star. Granted Boogie is […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)