A historical collection of our writing.
The debt showdown in Washington is supremely frustrating as it illustrates the complete inability of our current political system to deal with the structural changes that we are facing. At present course and speed things will get a lot worse before we can hope for them to get better. Trying to fix […] Read more (opens Continuations in a new tab)
Fred WilsonToday on MBA Mondays Startup Financing Options series, we are going to talk about the financing option that I specialize in – preferred stock. Almost all venture capital firms and many angel and seed investors will require the company they are investing in to issue them preferred stock. The vast […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
Last night Susan and I watched “Catfish,” a movie from last year about a case of a fabricated online identity. The movie starts with a young man who is engaged in an online correspondence with what he believes to be a young girl who appears to be a painting prodigy. He also chats with the […] Read more (opens Continuations in a new tab)
I am very excited to be preparing for a talk at the Turing Festival in Edinburgh (last week of August). The subject, not surprisingly, will be “You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet – how the Internet will transform business, government and society.” I love that Vint Cerf used “You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet” as […] Read more (opens Continuations in a new tab)
Last year when there was a big debate about carry taxation, I came out in support of taxing carry as income (even though that will clearly mean a much higher tax bill for me personally). With the budget battle in Washington reaching ever new heights this issue is coming back in full force. I missed […] Read more (opens Continuations in a new tab)
Fred WilsonMBA Mondays are back after a one week hiatus. Today we are going to talk about convertible debt. Convertible debt can also be called convertible loans or convertible notes. For the purposes of this post, these three terms will be interchangeable. Convertible debt is when a company borrows money […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
