Not only do you have to put yourself in harms way in service of your country, you have to leave your families at home. It is a great sacrifice. Fred Wilson countryfamilygreat Change image and share on social
If you have a native monetization system where the atomic unit of content is the ad unit, that scales down all the way to a small screen experience. That's why Twitter is performing so well on mobile. Fred Wilson atomiccontentexperience Change image and share on social
Given New York City's cultural diversity, it has always attracted creative people. Fred Wilson attractcitycreative Change image and share on social
I believe Android will be stronger in the developing world than it is in the developed world. Fred Wilson androiddevelopstrong Change image and share on social
Foursquare's adoption of a game dynamic when it launched is a particularly clever implementation of a social hook. Fred Wilson adoptioncleverdynamic Change image and share on social
Equity capital is expensive. Every time you do a raise, you dilute. Fred Wilson capitaldiluteequity Change image and share on social
It's upsetting to me that you have to be a millionaire to invest in your friend's start-up. Fred Wilson friendinvestmillionaire Change image and share on social
Certainly anything that is news or opinion needs to be free on the Web, because the Web is this very fluid medium that is very much driven by links and the flow of visitors through a discussion via links. Fred Wilson discussiondriveflow share on social
Customers are a great way to finance a business for many reasons. First, customer financing is typically non dilutive. They want something from you other than equity in your business. Customers also help you fit your product to the market. And customers will help debug and improve the quality of the product. Fred Wilson businesscustomerdebug share on social