Fred Wilson

Can a Global Economy Really Be Managed One Nation at a Time?

Fred Wilson submits: I started this discussion Saturday with my observation that Obama ended his weekly address with the point that "in this nation we rise and fall as one nation, one people." But that doesn't ring true to me....

The freemium business model: giving away pays

I've recently been thinking a lot about the freemium business model. For those unfamiliar with the freemium business model, it was first articulated by venture capitalist Fred Wilson in 2006: "Give your service away for free,...

Bust-Up, Not Bailout

Fred Wilson submits: 'Bust-up, not bailout' should be our rallying cry. Once upon a time busting up big companies was a populist movement. It's time for that movement to rise up again. Not so much to rid our society of...

Fred Wilson Starts Using Real-Time Measurement Tool

NY Convergence ORIGINAL >New York-based venture capitalist Fred Wilson this week started using ChartBeat, a yet-to-be-launched measurement tool being funded by BetaWorks, a New York-based incubator of tech companies including...

IN Panel: The Future of Messaging Moderated by Matt Blumberg

By Margaret Farmakis Senior Director, Strategic Services [Ed note: This is the final blog on our IN Conference sessions. Do to some technical issues -- and a late night on Thursday -- it's a little later than the rest.] The...

Bobbie Johnson: The awkward teenage phase for social networking websites

A year ago Mark Zuckerberg was riding high as CEO of the world's largest social network, Facebook, with his company valued at as much as $15bn (£9.5bn). Twelve months later, things look a little different. Not only are some...

We helped over 900 kids through DonorsChoose.org Fundraiser!

I mentioned in an earlier post about how I was chosen to help for Donor’s Choose.org’s Bloggers Challenge. Well all in all we raised over a $1,300 and helped over 900 kids in their need for music supplies and more education....

Shooting Victim's Family Grateful for Support

The son of the Neligh, Nebraska woman shot during a purse snatching in Omaha last week spoke on her behalf Friday afternoon. Marian Shabram remains hospitalized in good condition. She was shot in the chest October 27th outside...

A personal to do list - social media research

Well the blog is called distractions for a reason hense the following post of random notes I need to follow up. So I've been hearing about the importance of social media for two years - but nobody seemed to be able to make me...

When Your Company SHOULD Spend [Fractals of Change]

Cash is king. VCs like Fred Wilson are advising their portfolio companies to be in cash-preservation mode for the very good reason that more cash will be hard to come by and, if obtainable at all, may come with serious dilution...

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