All Fred Wilson Quotes
- 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… Happen
- Equity capital is expensive. Every time you do a raise, you dilute. Capital
- 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… Activity
- All markets have boom and bust cycles, and I think venture capital market has even more exaggerated boom and bust cycles. All
- Being an entrepreneur is hard. Having supportive and caring investors helps. Caring
- Blog-based businesses have lower cost structures and are more 'authentic,' and as a result are drawing larger shares of ad budgets. Ad
- Board meetings should not be for the benefit of the board. They should be for the benefit of the CEO and the senior team. Benefit
- Building product is not about having a large team to manage. It is about having a small team with the right people on it. Building
- Facebook is not an unstoppable juggernaut. There are a lot of other things people can do on the web. Facebook
- Foursquare's adoption of a game dynamic when it launched is a particularly clever implementation of a social hook. Adoption
- Games are the most social of all things on the web. All
- Given New York City's cultural diversity, it has always attracted creative people. Always Attracted
- I believe Android will be stronger in the developing world than it is in the developed world. Android
- I think 'crazy' is a compliment. I think you make money with people who are crazy. Compliment
- I would like to reiterate that I don't want any profiles of me. I am not newsworthy. Any
- I'm a free speech bigot. I don't like censorship; I just don't think it's a good thing. Bigot
- I'm really interested in the intersection between reputation, identity, and knowledge. Identity
- It's upsetting to me that you have to be a millionaire to invest in your friend's start-up. Friend
- Marketing is for companies who have sucky products. Companies
- Most adults I know start their Internet session at Google, and most kids I know start their Internet session at either Facebook or MySpace. Adult
- Skyping with your spouse works well enough, but apparently it is hard to get the kids to hang out on Skype for long. Apparently
- The companies that do the best job on managing a user's privacy will be the companies that ultimately are the most successful. Best
- The entire world is now a rival to Silicon Valley. No country, state, region, nor city has a lock on innovation in technology anymore. Anymore
- The more entrepreneurs in the world that are getting their ideas financed, the more great companies there are going to be that we can all… All
- There is a difference between hiring a CEO and turning over control of the business. Business