Fred Wilson
Fred Wilson
Fred Wilsonis an American businessman, venture capitalist and blogger. Wilson is the co-founder of Union Square Ventures, a New York City-based venture capital firm with investments in Web 2.0 companies such as Twitter, Tumblr, Foursquare, Zynga, Kickstarter, and 10gen...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBusinessman
Date of Birth20 August 1961
CountryUnited States of America
littles
To see things differently requires you to be wired a little differently.
differences ceo hiring
There is a difference between hiring a CEO and turning over control of the business.
ideas entrepreneur world
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.
country technology cities
The entire world is now a rival to Silicon Valley. No country, state, region, nor city has a lock on innovation in technology anymore.
jobs successful best-job
The companies that do the best job on managing a user's privacy will be the companies that ultimately are the most successful.
games playing-games social
Games are the most social of all things on the web.
team people building
Building product is not about having a large team to manage. It is about having a small team with the right people on it.
believe stronger world
I believe Android will be stronger in the developing world than it is in the developed world.
pace use needs
Startups are rapidly changing systems. If you use an annual review cycle, you aren't getting feedback at the same pace that you need to adapt and change the business.
obvious-things ideas people
Ideas that most people derided as ridiculous have produced the best outcomes. Don't do the obvious thing.
new-york real technology
New York's niche is content, and content is becoming more valuable. Just think about what is more valuable: MTV or the cable system that you use to get MTV? Howard Stern or the radio station you use to listen to him? Ultimately, technology becomes a commodity, and content - real, true branded content - becomes more valuable.
moving past organization
You simply can't be tentative in a startup. You have to go for it at every chance you get. And if the leader of the organization is anxious, his or her fear pervades the organization. Everything comes from the top in a company. So if you are starting a company or building one, face your fears and move past them. It's critically important to your company.
ideas ifs
If you have an idea that you can't get out of your head, do a startup. Otherwise join a startup.
information bits
Money is information, like bits.