Many artists stick to making and hire a manager to focus on their business. Artists that build websites and mobile apps can do that, too.
Fred WilsonIt'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 WilsonFoursquare's adoption of a game dynamic when it launched is a particularly clever implementation of a social hook.
Fred WilsonMy venture investing career has three phases, all roughly 6-8 years long. The first, at Euclid, was software to Internet. The second, at Flatiron, was Internet to bubble. And the third, at USV, has been web 2 to mobile. I have always used a new firm to denote a new investment phase for me. Throw away the old. Start with the new.
Fred Wilson