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Venture capitalist Fred Wilson made an ominous prediction that climate change will be this century's world war

Wilson predicted a few of the ways the imminent climate crisis will play out. He expects to see car…

Mary Meisenzahl   


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WeWork's failed $5 million ad campaign, Peloton's brand-positioning deck, and star VC Fred Wilson invests in digital media

Hi! Welcome to the Advertising and Media Insider newsletter. I'm Lauren Johnson, a senior advertisi…

Lauren Johnson   


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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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Legendary startup investor Fred Wilson passed on Uber when it was worth $300 million

Wilson isn't the only big-name investor who looked at Uber early on and passed. Netscape co-founder…

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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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There is a new type of entertainment 'bundle' emerging, according to prominent VC Fred Wilson

The most obvious example is Amazon, whose Prime service puts its Netflix-style video service togeth…

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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…

Biz Carson   


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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 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…

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News Corp. gets a new CTO, agencies push back against brand demands, and venture capitalist Fred Wilson reveals why he's bullish on media

Ownership of the ideas that an ad agency pitches to win a brand's business is an increasingly hot t…

Tanya Dua   


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Big-time investors Chris Sacca and Fred Wilson are at odds over Twitter's future

A little over a week ago, renowned Silicon Valley venture capitalist and early Twitter investor Chr…

Matt Weinberger   


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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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Fred Wilson: Here's why companies like Airbnb should share their data with the government

Airbnb initially fought a subpoena issued by the New York attorney general last May. The company e…

Maya Kosoff   


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Fred Wilson Is Wrong, It's Great To Be A Young VC

First, it's true, as Fred pointed out, that some young VCs have benefited from family money. Howeve…

Mike Rothenberg, Rothenberg Ventures   


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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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Mark Cuban explains one of his top investing rules, courtesy of star venture capitalist Fred Wilson

"If they start with pomp and circumstance and all kinds of misdirection ... have a second thought,"…

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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…

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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