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- Read Write Own - AVC
- Sleep - AVC
Fred Wilson shares how he's using his Oura Ring to improve his sleep. I've been using an Oura Ring for a while now and it is one of the best sleep devices for the price.
- CEO 360s - AVC
- The Freedom To Innovate - AVC
Wilson commenting on the scrutiny, pressure, and obfuscation strategically being used against crypto: To which I responded: When they want to shut it down, I say double down The…
- The Annual Computer Science Fair - AVC
This looks really interesting, and I think it would have a big impact. Most everyone in the tech sector would like to have more diverse companies but there are no easy ways to…
- What Is A Protocol And Why Does It Matter? - AVC
Wilson attempting to introduce what a protocol is, the functions it performs, and lends a particular bend on what Web3 focuses on with a protocol. Until recently protocols were…
- Leading From The Heart - AVC
Wilson has worked with hundreds of leaders in many different environments. A leader can be the most brilliant product person, strategist, entrepreneur, and business builder, but…
- What Will Happen In 2023 - AVC
- Sign Everything - AVC
This is a super interesting idea from Wilson. Digitally signing things, particularly emails, has been around for a while but never really caught on. In general, we can rely that…
- The Buy And Hold Mindset - AVC
Good read to see a seasoned VC and Investor sharing how to think about long-term investing. 🤔
- Taking A Long Term View Of Web3 - AVC
Fred Wilson on the FTX blowup and his longer term view of Web3 technology. Ironically, web3 is about giving control of data and assets back to the people and taking it away from…
- How This Ends
Fred Wilson on a recession. So I suspect we are either in a recession right now or headed to one, brought on by tightening money supply/higher rates that are being used to control…
- On Covid
I think Wilson's take on this is about right… There are three primary reasons why Covid, as we have known it, is coming to an end in the wealthier parts of the world. First, we…
- The Pull Forward - AVC
- Seed Rounds At $100mm Post Money - AVC
Fred Wilson doing some simple math on what it means to have post-money valuations of $100 million for a seed round . How in the world is that a seed round? 🤷🏼♂️💸
- Buying Crypto Assets - AVC
I've been following Fred Wilson's blog for as long as I've used an RSS reader. Here is his current advice on how he recommends buying into crypto. Today, my answer is “open a…
- Web3 vs Web2 - AVC
Fred Wilson's thoughts on how people may engage with Web3. Most consumers start with the token/asset and go from there. Initially, it was Bitcoin and you’d store it at Coinbase.…
- Funding Friday: The Dirt Newsletter - AVC
I've been saying for a couple of months that NFTs are going to enable a number of things, including a new revenue model for newsletters. I even tried minting a couple of NFTs for…
- Crypto and Climate - AVC
This issue is brought up frequently around crypto and I’m actually more in Wilson's camp on this. Also, it matters what it can replace. My view on crypto is that Bitcoin is like…
- QR Codes - AVC
I've made fun of QR codes for years. One of my favorite laughs is Pictures of People Scanning QR-codes . 😂 I do give that QR codes in books seems like a valid use case. However…
- The Revenge Of Retail - AVC
I've followed Fred Wilson's blog for years and I was curious what he thought about the crazy stuff happening with GameStop. He's more generous than I would have expected. The new…
- Not All Gross Margin Is The Same - AVC
I like this additional color on gross margin. It is particularly relevant for software, and maybe even more for SaaS companies. The trick, I think, is to wrap your head around the…
- The Internet - AVC
Great reflection on how the Internet has scaled as we have pushed so much online with the Coronavirus lock down. And the answer, of course, is that Zoom doesn’t have to provide…
- The Crucible Of Leadership - AVC
What a great read and an interesting concept. I read this and felt a lot of truth ring through in my own experience. The magic, the alchemy, occurs when what we do mixes with who…
- The Weekly Email – AVC
This is written about startups and founders, but I think it easily applies to a lot of contexts. But more than anything, writing the weekly email is a tool for the founder to…
- What Is Going To Happen In 2019 – AVC
Well, Fred Wilson gets tight to the point. I believe and have been telling those around me that I think 2019 will be a “doozy.” I think we will see major dislocations in the…
- Pivot or Fail? – AVC
I’ve heard startup teams announce that they are pivoting as if it was the next natural step in their plan. That’s never made sense to me. A pivot is recognizing that the original…
- Drinking From The Crypto Firehose – AVC
Fred Wilson has financial reasons to view crypto as he sees it, but perhaps he’s right.
- Disqus and Zeta – AVC
I've considered using Disqus many times. The reality though is that Disqus is a commenting toy that you can deploy on your website while exposing your users to tracking and…
- The End Of Net Neutrality As We Know It – AVC
Fred Wilson highlighting the Net Neutrality changes being proposed by the FCC and also providing a worthwhile four steps that we as consumers can look for to take action beyond…
- The Business Blockchain
- College and Entrepreneurship – AVC
- Mobile Is Where The Growth Is
We have seen this in our portfolio too. From board meeting to board meeting, we are seeing a similar pattern. Web is flattish. But mobile is growing like a weed.
- The Startup Curve
Many people think startups are up and to the right all the time. But more services exhibit this "startup curve" than any other growth pattern. Of course, some never get past the…
- VP Engineering vs CTO
Like VP Finance & CFO, the differences in the two positions are not just about seniority. In fact, in the case of CTO and VP Eng, seniority is often a non-factor. They are often…
- A VC: VP Engineering Vs CTO
Like VP Finance & CFO, the differences in the two positions are not just about seniority. In fact, in the case of CTO and VP Eng, seniority is often a non-factor. They are often…
- Deficit Reduction
Both the left and right can agree that we can't sustain deficits of $1.25 trillion for many years. Just in case you didn't know, that is Obama's proposed budget for 2011. One…
- A VC: The Smartphone Explosion
- The AVC Network
Disqus (a portfolio company of USV) has rolled out a really sweet analytics service as part of its "add ons" that were released a few weeks ago. You get the analytics as part of…
- Bashing The Collective Wisdom On IPOs
- Web2 Interview With John and John
This was a lot of fun. I got to share the stage with John Doerr, someone I've admired and respected for many years, and John Heilemann, who never ceases to entertain and educate…
- Funding Math and Science Projects For Young Women
In prior years, this community has participated in the Donors Choose Bloggers Challenge during the month of October. We've won the Bloggers Challenge in the tech category three…
- The CEO Mentor and Coach
I've written about this topic before. I think many people with the ambition and the opportunity can become excellent CEOs. But it takes a lot of work and a commitment to self…
- Tracked.com
One of my all-time great moments as a web user was the launch of Yahoo! Finance. It was everything I had ever wanted as an investor, at least as a public market investor. I could…
- Top 10 Records Of 2008
One of the big changes on this blog in the past year is the departure of music posts. I moved my music posts to my tumblog in late 2007, where I post a new song everyday. You can…