Fred Wilson Quotes

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• I don't like to talk about myself. I like to talk about stuff that's happening, stuff that's going to happen, and the people who are…
• Equity capital is expensive. Every time you do a raise, you dilute.
• I generally blog between 5:30 A.M. and 7 A.M. I will from time to time add something during the day, but for the most part…
• All markets have boom and bust cycles, and I think venture capital market has even more exaggerated boom and bust cycles.
• Being an entrepreneur is hard. Having supportive and caring investors helps.
• Blog-based businesses have lower cost structures and are more 'authentic,' and as a result are drawing larger shares of ad budgets.
• Board meetings should not be for the benefit of the board. They should be for the benefit of the CEO and the senior team.
• Building product is not about having a large team to manage. It is about having a small team with the right people on it.
• Facebook is not an unstoppable juggernaut. There are a lot of other things people can do on the web.
• Foursquare's adoption of a game dynamic when it launched is a particularly clever implementation of a social hook.
• Games are the most social of all things on the web.
• Given New York City's cultural diversity, it has always attracted creative people.
• I believe Android will be stronger in the developing world than it is in the developed world.
• I think 'crazy' is a compliment. I think you make money with people who are crazy.
• I would like to reiterate that I don't want any profiles of me. I am not newsworthy.
• I'm a free speech bigot. I don't like censorship; I just don't think it's a good thing.
• I'm really interested in the intersection between reputation, identity, and knowledge.
• It's upsetting to me that you have to be a millionaire to invest in your friend's start-up.
• Marketing is for companies who have sucky products.
• Most adults I know start their Internet session at Google, and most kids I know start their Internet session at either Facebook or MySpace.

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