You need to make enough investments to be confident that you will get at least one big winner. And so that means making enough bets. By Fred Wilson (Managing Partner, Flatiron Partners & Union Square Ventures) Investing in startups is risky. If you make just one investment, you are likely going to lose everything. If [...]
Posts Tagged "Fred Wilson"
Life Is All About Decisions
June 25, 2012 – 8:00 am
“It is the women running this country but they are the wizards behind the curtains. It is time for women to come out from behind the curtain.” By Joanne Wilson (Blogger & Angel Investor, Gotham Gal) Life is about decisions. We are a country that does not embrace women the same way we embrace men. [...]
The Board Of Directors: Board Chemistry
March 27, 2012 – 9:00 am
The importance of chemistry in your startup’s board of directors. By Fred Wilson (Managing Partner, Flatiron Partners & Union Square Ventures) One of the least discussed elements of a Board of Directors is the chemistry among the Board members. It is critical to a well functioning Board but not always considered in Board construction. Like [...]
Musings Of A VC In New York: Women Entrepreneurs Festival
February 6, 2012 – 11:00 am
By Fred Wilson (Managing Partner, Flatiron Partners & Union Square Ventures) A few weeks ago, I spent the day at NYU ITP at the Women Entrepreneurs Festival. This is a one day event put on by The Gotham Gal and her friend Nancy Hechinger who is on the faculty at NYU ITP. In its second [...]
Joanne Wilson: An Angel Who Bets On Women-Led Companies
December 13, 2011 – 5:00 am
By Suzanne Axtell (Technology Evangelist, O’Reilly) Blogger, mother, foodie, and hardcore New Yorker Joanne Wilson (@TheGothamGal) is one of a few female angel investors. Her approach to investing is unabashedly women-centric. As she explains in the following interview, she’s a believer in the power of the startup ecosystem to influence the economies of New York [...]
Case Study: Balance Sheet and Statement of Cash Flows (Part 2)
September 18, 2011 – 9:58 am
By Brad Feld (Managing Director, Foundry Group) Editor’s note: This is a continuation from last week’s introduction to cap tables. When we were last with our SayAhh cofounders, they had implemented an accounting system and Jane had contributed $50,000 for a 55/45% equity split. This week we introduce two of SayAhh’s key accounting documents: the [...]
A VC: Fred Wilson on Building Mobile Startups with Founder Labs
July 9, 2011 – 8:05 am
By Ana Hevesi (Team Member, Founder Labs) Union Square Ventures partner and Founder Labs mentor Fred Wilson has worked closely with early stage companies for years. We caught up with him at his office to talk about his investment philosophy, the startup ecosystem, team dynamics and mobile startups. Founder Labs: What do you think some [...]
Never Been a Better Time for Women Entrepreneurs
May 9, 2011 – 11:05 am
By Wendy Tan White (Founder & CEO, Moonfruit) It’s been a great 12 months for our business, taking a $2.25M Series A round from Stephens(US) for international growth, backing from Silicon Valley-based 500 Startups, relaunching Moonfruit to focus on SMB’s who expect better DIY design tools to build better designed websites, record revenues and the [...]
