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by fredwilson 14y ago
that's not too far from where twitter is going with its IPA
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by fredwilson 14y ago
that is exactly right. kickstarter is not a store. there will be bad products and probably some outright fraud. it is a marketplace like ebay. backer beware.
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by fredwilson 15y ago
i've been pretty loud and vocal on the anti-software patent thing for quite a while now
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by fredwilson 15y ago
i called Apple evil on stage at a conference a few years ago http://venturebeat.com/2010/07/21/fred-wilson/
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by fredwilson 15y ago
it was a rant. you are right.
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by fredwilson 15y ago
we don't do that at USV and never have. i agree that the VC industry is guilty of that practice, but we are not.
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by fredwilson 15y ago
i was taught to do that back in the early 80s by a couple VCs i worked for at that time. i've done it ever since.
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by fredwilson 15y ago
That makes me feel better about those investments. Thanks for sharing that
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by fredwilson 15y ago
twitter's revenue model is the promoted suite http://blog.twitter.com/2010/10/promoted-promotions.html that is what they have been focusing on for the past few years and it is producing a lot of revenue now
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by fredwilson 15y ago
you are correct. that is the flaw in the post
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by fredwilson 15y ago
no. my posts are not ploys. they are just my musings. i think outloud on my blog.
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by fredwilson 15y ago
that's a great quote
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by fredwilson 15y ago
can't comment on the specific twitter question because that's confidential info. but it is very much on its way to becoming a big and sustainable business. i think the flaw in my post is you need something more than being mocked and misunde
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by fredwilson 15y ago
this was a really good question @wimpy i turned my answer into a blog post http://www.avc.com/a_vc/2011/12/should-you-introduce-yoursel...
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by fredwilson 15y ago
a response like that would make me a fan and a contributor for life
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by fredwilson 15y ago
hi noncents - i can't really get into this Zynga thing due to quiet period issues. but i am not on the Zynga board and never have been. when we made our Series A investment in Zynga, my good friend Brad Feld took the Series A board seat rep
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by fredwilson 15y ago
i'm not entirely sure what you are asking. can you elaborate a bit more please? thanks. fred
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by fredwilson 15y ago
I totally agree Paul. But that isnt what most good VCs do. They help when needed and get out of the way when they are not
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by fredwilson 15y ago
I am headed to DC tonight and my partner and I and a few other VCs entrepreneurs and folks from Google are going to try to talk some sense into congress on this bill. Wish us luck tomorrow.
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by fredwilson 15y ago
^2
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by fredwilson 15y ago
It is crazy to compete with google But crazy is good when combined with a good entrepreneur and some traction
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by fredwilson 15y ago
I care very much where an investors money comes from
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by fredwilson 15y ago
Based on third party traffic measurement services, it appears that quora is roughly the same size as hacker news
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by fredwilson 15y ago
i don't have it i will ask alex if he does
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by fredwilson 15y ago
The title of my post is Sound Someone changed it here It is not at all about the slide It is about sound and why it matters
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by fredwilson 15y ago
Warning to visitors number 2: The title of the post is Sound Someone put a new title on it here and changed the point of the post
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by fredwilson 15y ago
Great comment Paul The slide was absolutely the final thing I needed to see the vision
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by fredwilson 15y ago
I think this is great advice for a CEO's emotional well being. But it isn't true. I know I care a ton about the challenges our portfolio companies face and I know many other stakeholders who do too. Capitalism isnt uncaring
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by fredwilson 15y ago
the fake grimlock is an acquired taste. but once you grok him, you can't believe how good he is
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by fredwilson 15y ago
i did not come to this point of view because of PG and PB, although I have heard them express it. i came to it watching the companies we invest in succeed and fail.

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