Facebook, Twitter, and Tumblr are all 'User First, Brands Second' services. The brands are all over these services now. But for the most part, these services didn't do much to bring them. The engaged users did. — Fred Wilson Copy Share Image
The most common way customer financing is done is you sell the customer on the product before you've built it or before you've finished it. The customer puts up the money to build the product or finish the product and… — 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
