A historical collection of our writing.
Brad BurnhamI share Fred’s determination never to miss out on a later round investment in a company we have nurtured because we do not have adequate reserves. For me, however, the more interesting insight that came out of the exercise of planning our reserves was that this process is different and in some ways […] Read more
It’s being widely reported that Google’s share of the U.S. search market has climbed yet again.This data is consistent with two points I’ve recently found. On the quantitative side, 6 weeks into the initial launch of Carmun, we’ see that about 60% of the initial traffic has come from search […] Read more (opens Andy Weissman in a new tab)
Fred WilsonIn early stage investing, one of the most critical things is the ability to continue to participate in the follow on rounds to protect your ownership interest. I learned this the hard way fairly early in my career when I was helping to manage a small fund ($25mm) and we couldn’t put more than $2.5mm […] Read more
“Iggy Pop, now 59, is the captain of these inside-outside actions. Try to take your eyes off him. How he re-enacts fear, rage, sex, abject boredom, universal love and lethal cynicism, while dancing with originality, remembering lyrics and maintaining the delicate middle-state between having pants […] Read more (opens Andy Weissman in a new tab)
Coffee cart, Astor Place […] Read more (opens Andy Weissman in a new tab)
The Open Data 2007 session yesterday at Reuters, organized in part by Seth Goldstein, was interesting, as others have reported.And while much of the debate centered around what exactly were the implications of open data in the web world, I was surprised that there was indeed alot of surprise about […] Read more (opens Andy Weissman in a new tab)
