I think 'crazy' is a compliment. I think you make money with people who are crazy. Fred Wilson complimentcrazymake Change image and share on social
Blog-based businesses have lower cost structures and are more 'authentic,' and as a result are drawing larger shares of ad budgets. Fred Wilson authenticbaseblog Change image and share on social
Facebook, Twitter, and Tumblr are all 'User First, Brands Second' services. The brands are all over these services now. But for the most part, these services didn't do much to bring them. The engaged users did. Fred Wilson brandbringengage share on social
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 your website, mobile app, and business start cropping up. Fred Wilson appbusinessclon Change image and share on social
Yahoo is free, it's fast and it's Web-centric. AOL is slow, it costs money and requires proprietary software. Fred Wilson aolcentriccost Change image and share on social
Politics and government have been a terrible place to invest; education has been a terrible place to invest, but that is because the entrenched interests make it a terrible place to invest. The way you invest in those sectors is you go against the entrenched interests; you try and disrupt the entrenched interests, not to service them. Fred Wilson disrupteducationentrench share on social
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
Building product is not about having a large team to manage. It is about having a small team with the right people on it. Fred Wilson buildlargemanage Change image and share on social
When I see people laughing at ideas and companies we have backed, I smile. It means we are going to make a lot of money on that investment. Fred Wilson backcompanyidea Change image and 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