A historical collection of our writing.
In June, the SEC gave some of its most concrete guidance to date that cryptoassets can start out as centralized projects, possibly initially sold under securities laws, and eventually become “decentralized” and thus no longer sponsor-controlled, and no longer sold or transferred under securities […] Read more (opens Nick Grossman in a new tab)
Fred WilsonThis seems right to me: “In post-industrial environments where foods are abundant and readily available, our cravings for fat and sugar sculpted by distant evolutionary pressures can easily go into insatiable overdrive and lead to obesity, diabetes, and heart disease (...) the pro-social needs and […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
NOTE: Today’s excerpt from World After Capital starts to explain why capitalism cannot solve the problem of allocating attention which is scarce at the individual and collective levels. Capitalism has been extraordinarily successful. So much so that even communist countries like China, that had […] Read more (opens Continuations in a new tab)
Fred WilsonWe spent the last week getting a project we’ve been working on for two years over the finish line. I find that the last 10% is so much harder than the first 90% of any project. That is true whether it is software, an event, a construction project, or really anything that requires a lot […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
Fred WilsonThe Gotham Gal and I got to see Patty McCord give a talk a few months ago and I was blown away by her pragmatic, no-nonsense, calling out bullshit approach to managing people. Patty helped Netflix build their culture and left about six years ago to advise companies, small and large, how to manage […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
Dani GrantMost of the apps we interact with in web2 are subscription based (Gartner thinks 80% of apps will be subscription services by 2020), but subscriptions still aren’t possible in web3. […] Read more (opens Dani Grant in a new tab)
