A historical collection of our writing.
Fred WilsonOne of the debates that has raged inside and outside of the Bitcoin community since I got involved back in 2012 is whether Bitcoin was a store of value vs a means of payment. […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
Fred WilsonA number of our portfolio companies that have free web/mobile apps that are monetized by advertising have offered a low-priced subscription offering that removes the ads and, often, offers offline sync on the mobile apps. Here are some examples: Quizlet Go Duolingo Plus SoundCloud Go I am sure […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
Fred WilsonGiven the explosive increase in the prices of crypto assets this year, there is a growing discussion on how to value them. This is a very good thing. Andy Kessler weighs in on the topic in this WSJ piece which was published over the weekend. You should go read the piece as it does a […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
In the world of startups and investing and ideas, things are always chaotic and fluid, and as such a key skill is to somehow cut through the noise and find focus. That’s on a micro level, like what do I do for the next five minutes, and on the macro level, like am I (or […] Read more (opens Nick Grossman in a new tab)
Fred WilsonI stayed up until 1am ET last night to watch the Mayweather McGregor fight. We used the Showtime Pay Per View app on AppleTV to watch the fight. We paid $99 to watch the four fights, including the main event. I heard that many were able to watch the fight for free using Twitter’s Periscope […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
Fred WilsonApparently there is a Netflix documentary on Bitcoin that recently came out. I’ve been hearing from a lot of friends that my NYS DFS testimony from almost four years ago is featured in that documentary. This took place in January 2014 and it’s worth going back and seeing what the questions were at […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
