A historical collection of our writing.
When we first announced our investment in what was then called Tasty Labs we provided no indication as to what the team was building. That’s because they were just getting going on a problem that Joshua had been thinking about for quite some time – how to use the web to get help with a […] Read more
Blog post today is over at the USV blog where I talk about jig, the service launched by the TastyLabs team. It is a way of formalizing the #lazyweb and getting help from friends, followers and strangers. I have a couple of needs posted there, so if you have suggestions please post them there! […] Read more (opens Continuations in a new tab)
Fred WilsonLast week on MBA Mondays, I talked about valuing an internet marketplace business. In that post, I talked about using 1x gross marketplace transactions and 20x EBITDA as multiples to determine value. In the comments, I was asked about multiples for other sectors. That's a good question so I figured […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
Fred WilsonWe are coming to the end of the Financing Options series. This is the final post in the series. Today we are going to talk about working capital financing. For those of you not steeped in finance and accounting matters, I suggest you go back and read the Balance Sheet post before reading on. Working […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
After an amazingly busy three weeks so far this August, I am thrilled to be going on a family vacation starting next week. Also am really looking forward to speaking at Turing Festival and Lean Startup Machine in Edinburgh (both on August 26th). Other than that I plan to mostly unplug, finish […] Read more (opens Continuations in a new tab)
Last week I had the pleasure of teaching my first Skillshare class. The subject was “Bayesian Probability and a Theory of Life” and is one I am very passionate about. I hope that I was able to convey some of that passion but I can say for sure that I learned a lot: First, the […] Read more (opens Continuations in a new tab)
