Being an entrepreneur is hard. Having supportive and caring investors helps. — Fred Wilson Copy Share Image
All markets have boom and bust cycles, and I think venture capital market has even more exaggerated boom and bust cycles. — Fred Wilson Copy Share Image
I believe the mobile OS market will play out very similarly to Windows and Macintosh, with Android in the role of Windows.… — Fred Wilson Copy Share Image
When there were not very many Internet companies, the supply of Internet companies to the market was small and the appetite for… — Fred Wilson Copy Share Image
Investing in management means building communication systems, business processes, feedback, and routines that let you scale the business and team as efficiently… — Fred Wilson Copy Share Image
The venture business is a bit of an apprenticeship business, so the firm I worked for didn't let me make an investment… — Fred Wilson Copy Share Image
So many folks in the venture capital business are sheep that just want to follow the herd. They are momentum investors purchasing… — Fred Wilson Copy Share Image
Politics and government have been a terrible place to invest; education has been a terrible place to invest, but that is because… — Fred Wilson Copy Share Image
It's upsetting to me that you have to be a millionaire to invest in your friend's start-up. — Fred Wilson Copy Share Image
When I see people laughing at ideas and companies we have backed, I smile. It means we are going to make a… — Fred Wilson Copy Share Image
My venture investing career has three phases, all roughly 6-8 years long. The first, at Euclid, was software to Internet. The second,… — Fred Wilson Copy Share Image
Venture capitalists are professional money managers. We are provided capital to invest as long as we can return it to our investors… — Fred Wilson Copy Share Image
The more entrepreneurs in the world that are getting their ideas financed, the more great companies there are going to be that we can… — Fred Wilson Copy Share Image
You simply can't be tentative in a startup. You have to go for it at every chance you get. And if the leader of… — Fred Wilson Copy Share Image
I also like to use a sensational headline. Many people read blogs in aggregators, which generally show only the headline. So you have to… — Fred Wilson Copy Share Image
All markets have boom and bust cycles, and I think venture capital market has even more exaggerated boom and bust cycles. — Fred Wilson Copy Share Image
I get everything that satisfies my soul from bringing together objects that are in the world, manipulating them, working with spatial arrangements, and having… — Fred Wilson Copy Share Image
It's not easy for an entrepreneur to find the time to blog. But for those who do it, it is a great tool to… — Fred Wilson Copy Share Image
Not acknowledging that beauty is complex-that's the problem. I enjoy making it complex for people, because that's my world. — Fred Wilson Copy Share Image
If you want to unleash more creativity in your company, you need to allow for a little contamination. It is the sand in the… — Fred Wilson Copy Share Image
There are so many startups out there raising money. I don't think this is a bad thing. It's a good thing. Entrepreneurship is in… — Fred Wilson Copy Share Image
Not only do you have to put yourself in harms way in service of your country, you have to leave your families at home.… — Fred Wilson Copy Share Image
The entire world is now a rival to Silicon Valley. No country, state, region, nor city has a lock on innovation in technology anymore. — Fred Wilson Copy Share Image
The Web is going to capture an increasing share of people's attention, and billions of dollars are going to flow in. What Web 2.0… — Fred Wilson Copy Share Image
