Board meetings should not be for the benefit of the board. They should be for the benefit of the CEO and the… — Fred Wilson Benefits Copy Share Image
To see things differently requires you to be wired a little differently. — Fred Wilson Littles Copy Share Image
The Internet is a computing platform built on top of core technology. Applied technology is what gets built on top of that:… — Fred Wilson Applied Copy Share Image
Yahoo is free, it's fast and it's Web-centric. AOL is slow, it costs money and requires proprietary software. — Fred Wilson Aol Copy Share Image
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… — Fred Wilson Activity Copy Share Image
One of the great things about young entrepreneurs is that they don't know that something can't be done. So they try something… — Fred Wilson About Copy Share Image
The companies that do the best job on managing a user's privacy will be the companies that ultimately are the most successful. — Fred Wilson Company Copy Share Image
Customers are a great way to finance a business for many reasons. First, customer financing is typically non dilutive. They want something… — Fred Wilson Business Copy Share Image
The best talent in the venture industry doesn't work in large companies and won't work in large companies. — Fred Wilson Best Copy Share Image
If you are successful, you will be cloned. That's life. In fact, it's a sign that you've made it when clones of… — Fred Wilson Business 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 Amount Copy Share Image
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… — Fred Wilson Make it happen Copy Share Image
Given New York City's cultural diversity, it has always attracted creative people. — Fred Wilson Cities 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 Business 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 Investing Copy Share Image
Facebook, Twitter, and Tumblr are all 'User First, Brands Second' services. The brands are all over these services now. But for the… — Fred Wilson Brands 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 Bubbles Copy Share Image
Many artists stick to making and hire a manager to focus on their business. Artists that build websites and mobile apps can… — Fred Wilson Apps Copy Share Image
The fact is that the amount of money startups raise in their seed and Series A rounds is inversely correlated with success — Fred Wilson Amount Copy Share Image
When my dad was in Vietnam, we lost a parent for a year. Thank God we didn't lose a parent for good. — Fred Wilson Dad Copy Share Image
I'm a free speech bigot. I don't like censorship; I just don't think it's a good thing. — Fred Wilson Censorship Copy Share Image
Startups are rapidly changing systems. If you use an annual review cycle, you aren't getting feedback at the same pace that you… — Fred Wilson Annuals Copy Share Image
We need new medical approaches to preventing and/or curing disease. We need new scientific approaches to generating, storing, and being more efficient… — Fred Wilson Approach Copy Share Image
It takes great salesmanship to convince a customer to buy something from you that isn't built or isn't finished. — Fred Wilson Built Copy Share Image
