A historical collection of our writing.
Fred WilsonOn the occasion of our portfolio company Quizlet ‘s announcement of a new round of funding today , I thought I’d talk about what led us to Quizlet and why it is poised to be a game changer in education. […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
Fred WilsonI finally got around to buying the Pixel 2, a phone that several of my USV colleagues have said is the best phone they have owned. It’s too early in my relationship with this phone to comment on whether I like it or not, but I did have the easiest new phone setup experience of […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
NOTE: This is the current state of the introduction for World After Capital. It provides an overview of the key ideas from the book. In case you missed it, last week’s blog post has the work in progress note and the preface. Introduction Humanity is unique, at least for now, in having developed […] Read more (opens Continuations in a new tab)
Fred WilsonSyndicating an early stage investment is a time honored practice in the venture capital business. It was extremely common in the VC business in the early 80s when I started. I assume syndicating was a common practice in the early days of the institutional VC business because fund sizes were small, […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
Fred WilsonSyndicating an early stage investment is a time honored practice in the venture capital business. It was extremely common in the VC business in the early 80s when I started. I assume syndicating was a common practice in the early days of the institutional VC business because fund sizes were small, […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
Fred WilsonThe annual Upfront Summit took place in LA this past week. I attended day two and enjoyed it very much. Prior to the summit, the Upfront team interviewed a bunch of investors in the crypto sector and put together this video. I think it captures the current investor sentiment very well. […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
