A historical collection of our writing.
I have met Senator Patrick Leahy in person several times and owe him a personal debt of gratitude. Over the years I have been impressed by how he has conducted himself in politics. He is, however, dead wrong in his introduction of the Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act (COICA) act […] Read more (opens Continuations in a new tab)
Fred WilsonOne of the topics I get asked about most on MBA Mondays is "options." But options are only one form of employee equity. I am going to do a series of posts on this topic over the next month of MBA Mondays. I will start by laying out the logic for employee equity, going over […] Read more (opens AVC in a new tab)
Unlike many other people, I have not been disappointed with Barack Obama’s presidency. There have been many moments of frustration, but it is a damn tough job, especially when so many representatives from both sides seem to have lost all sense of what their responsibilities are. But I do find the […] Read more (opens Continuations in a new tab)
Excited to be announcing our investment in Shapeways and the relocation of the company’s headquarters to NY. You can read more about it on the Shapeways blog and over at the NY Times. The founders Peter, Marleen and Robert are relocating from the Netherlands – welcome to NY! […] Read more (opens Continuations in a new tab)
The title of this online space is “Maximizing the serendipity around you” which comes from Nassim Nicholas Taleb’s The Black Swan, and is as much of a universal business rule I’ve ever heard and followed.To me it means that you have to increase the chances of something random happening to you, you […] Read more (opens Andy Weissman in a new tab)
Earlier this year we wrote about how there is a revolution going on in manufacturing due to the advances in 3D printing. The New York Times also recently covered the many businesses springing up around this technology. We are excited to announce today that together with Index Ventures we are […] Read more
