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Coinbase investor Fred Wilson said bitcoin could be a 'fantasy' when he first invested in 2013. His firm's stake is now worth a whopping $4.6 billion, or 1,840 times its initial investment
The legendary investor didn't think much of the cryptocurrency asset space in 2013.
Isabelle Lee
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
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
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…
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…
FRED WILSON: Apple Is In Danger
This was reiterated on Apple's most recent earnings call when CFO Peter Oppenheimer said: "The most…
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…
Nathan McAlone
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
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
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
Fred Wilson, one of the world's most successful venture capitalists, reveals the top trends in startups right now, and why he's investing in an industry that's imploding
FW: I think some of these new entrants are going to be successful, but I don't think it's going to …
Lucia Moses
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
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
Fred Wilson: 'Facebook Copies Everything'
Wilson writes: "The debate [we had at dinner] was about whether the feature that makes Snapchat …
Alyson Shontell
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
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
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
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,"…
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
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…