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Early Twitter investor Fred Wilson defends Dick Costolo in a tweetstorm
But Wilson, whose VC firm Union Square Ventures first invested in Twitter's $5 million Series A rou…
Maya Kosoff
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Top VC: Tumblr's CEO Is Worth $200 Million Because He Ignored My Advice
"In hindsight, I think David was right and I was wrong," Wilson writes. "I wanted him to build some…
Megan Rose Dickey
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What Actually Happens When A Startup Raises A Boatload Of Money And Fails
In some cases, the entrepreneur will take an early exit if the right offer comes along, but that ca…
Alyson Shontell
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VC Superstar Fred Wilson: The Tech Industry 'Definitely' Discriminates Against Old People
It doesn't always work though. Wilson elaborated: "I couldn't imagine why someone would want to use…
Dylan Love
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Fred Wilson: 'Facebook Copies Everything'
Wilson writes: "The debate [we had at dinner] was about whether the feature that makes Snapchat …
Alyson Shontell
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VC Fred Wilson: These Are The Worst Things You Could Do In A Pitch
"So I prefer someone to come in and make sort of a really bold, audacious statement right off the b…
Megan Rose Dickey
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FRED WILSON: Apple Is In Danger
This was reiterated on Apple's most recent earnings call when CFO Peter Oppenheimer said: "The most…
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FRED WILSON: Apple Is 'Clueless'
"The reality of much of the world is that people don't sign two year contracts like we do here in t…
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A Prominent Early Twitter Investor Says Twitter Should Turn 'Tweet Storming' Into A New Product
Tweet storms, a concept made popular by investor Marc Andreessen, are like mini-essays: People brea…
Jillian D'Onfro
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These Are The Apps On Top New York VC Fred Wilson's Home Screen
A couple of days ago, highly-esteemed New York venture capitalist Fred Wilson was frustrated that h…
Megan Rose Dickey
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Fred Wilson Thinks That By 2020, Apple Won't Be A Top Tech Company Anymore
Wilson replied, "Apple is too rooted to hardware and I think hardware is increasingly becoming a co…
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Top venture capitalist Fred Wilson reveals why he's investing in media while others are fleeing: 'I like to zig when other people zag'
He also recently invested $5 million in The Recount, a company started by veteran media entrepreneu…
Lucia Moses
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FRED WILSON: Here's Why I'm Investing In Bitcoin
Even though Bitcoin has been all over the media lately as its exchange rate has surged, collapsed, …
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Fred Wilson 'Lost' The First Investment He Was Going To Lead In Over A Year
"The funny thing about 2012 is that our firm made more money in 2012 than ever, with some huge carr…
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The Most Important Early-Stage Investor Of The Last 10 Years Just Made A Huge Bet On Bitcoin
"Two things have happened to get me off the schneid (a hitless streak if you aren't familiar with t…
Megan Rose Dickey
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Twitter Backer Fred Wilson Hints That It's Profitable
Business Insider ran some rough calculations in 2011 and figured that the company could be profitab…
Owen Thomas
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Fred Wilson's New York VC firm has raised a $166 million fund as it looks to back the next Twitters and Tumblrs
On the "About" page of its website, Union Square Ventures writes: "We are a small collegial partner…
Sam Shead
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Legendary investor Fred Wilson: Here's how much money a startup needs to raise
"A seed that gives a company four years of runway, what does that say? It means the people raising …
Maya Kosoff
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Chart Shows The Most Successful Startups Ever Founded By People Who Apparently Skipped Their Midlife Crisis
Venture capitalist Fred Wilson has posted a nifty chart showing six mega-companies that were founde…
Rob Wile
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Fred Wilson: Uber's Travis Kalanick is 'wimping out' and needs to 'take the g------ company public'
"When you take money from me, am I getting money from you?" Wilson said. "You have a responsibility…