It's not easy for an entrepreneur to find the time to blog. But for those who do it, it is a great tool to communicate with the various stakeholders in their business and build a reputation for thought leadership. Fred Wilson blogbuildbusiness share on social
Venture capitalists are professional money managers. We are provided capital to invest as long as we can return it to our investors with a strong return in a reasonable amount of time. A strong return is three times cash on cash. A reasonable amount of time is ten years max. Fred Wilson amountcapitalcapitalist share on social
To see things differently requires you to be wired a little differently. Fred Wilson differentlyrequirething Change image and share on social
Venture capital is about capturing the value between the startup phase and the public company phase. Fred Wilson capitalcapturecompany Change image and share on social
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
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 invest in. Fred Wilson companyentrepreneurfinance Change image and share on social
Internet and mobile product development cycles are measured in months, not years. And the capital required to get a product built and into the market is less than $1 million. And the returns, when things work out, can be enormous. Fred Wilson buildcapitalcycle share on social
The Internet is a computing platform built on top of core technology. Applied technology is what gets built on top of that: It's Web services. Fred Wilson applybuildcompute 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
