I'm a free speech bigot. I don't like censorship; I just don't think it's a good thing. — Fred Wilson Copy Share Image
Ideas that most people derided as ridiculous have produced the best outcomes. Don't do the obvious thing. — Fred Wilson Ideas Copy Share Image
I think 'crazy' is a compliment. I think you make money with people who are crazy. — Fred Wilson Copy Share Image
I'm really interested in the intersection between reputation, identity, and knowledge. — Fred Wilson Identity 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… — Fred Wilson Business 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 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
The fact is that the amount of money startups raise in their seed and Series A rounds is inversely correlated with success — Fred Wilson Copy Share Image
If you have a native monetization system where the atomic unit of content is the ad unit, that scales down all the… — 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… — Fred Wilson Cities 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… — Fred Wilson 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 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
Internet and mobile product development cycles are measured in months, not years. And the capital required to get a product built and… — Fred Wilson Copy Share Image
I'm not saying M.B.A.s can't be great entrepreneurs. They can. But you don't need a degree to figure out it's costing you… — Fred Wilson Business Copy Share Image
A CEO does only three things. Sets the overall vision and strategy of the company and communicates it to all stakeholders. Recruits,… — Fred Wilson Business 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… — Fred Wilson Anxious 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 Copy Share Image
Most adults I know start their Internet session at Google, and most kids I know start their Internet session at either Facebook… — Fred Wilson Adults Copy Share Image
Early in a startup, product decisions should be hunch driven. Later on, product decisions should be data driven. — Fred Wilson Customer Copy Share Image
Building product is not about having a large team to manage. It is about having a small team with the right people… — Fred Wilson Copy Share Image
I use beauty as a way of helping people to receive difficult or upsetting ideas. The topical issues are merely a vehicle… — Fred Wilson Adventure 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 Business 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… — Fred Wilson Blog 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 Beauty 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 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 Companies 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 Copy Share Image
Board meetings should not be for the benefit of the board. They should be for the benefit of the CEO and the… — Fred Wilson 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 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… — Fred Wilson Country Copy Share Image
Certainly anything that is news or opinion needs to be free on the Web, because the Web is this very fluid medium… — Fred Wilson Copy Share Image
Blog-based businesses have lower cost structures and are more 'authentic,' and as a result are drawing larger shares of ad budgets. — Fred Wilson Copy Share Image
People already love to play casual games. But when you take a casual game and stick it inside a social network, it… — 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 Customer 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,… — Fred Wilson Arrangements 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 Apprenticeship Copy Share Image
Skyping with your spouse works well enough, but apparently it is hard to get the kids to hang out on Skype for… — Fred Wilson Child 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
