Facebook is not an unstoppable juggernaut. There are a lot of other things people can do on the web. Fred Wilson facebookjuggernautlot Change image and share on social
When people laugh at a company or say, 'This is the stupidest thing I have ever heard,' you are listening. Fred Wilson companyhearlaugh Change image and share on social
New York's niche is content, and content is becoming more valuable. Just think about what is more valuable: MTV or the cable system that you use to get MTV? Howard Stern or the radio station you use to listen to him? Ultimately, technology becomes a commodity, and content - real, true branded content - becomes more valuable. Fred Wilson brandcablecommodity share on social
Internet and mobile product development cycles are measured in months, not years. And the capital required to get a product built and into the market is less than $1 million. And the returns, when things work out, can be enormous. Fred Wilson buildcapitalcycle share on social
I'm not saying M.B.A.s can't be great entrepreneurs. They can. But you don't need a degree to figure out it's costing you $5,000 per month to run your business, so you need $30,000 to keep it going for six more months. Fred Wilson 000businesscost share on social
It takes great salesmanship to convince a customer to buy something from you that isn't built or isn't finished. Fred Wilson buildbuyconvince Change image and share on social
Many artists stick to making and hire a manager to focus on their business. Artists that build websites and mobile apps can do that, too. Fred Wilson appartistbuild Change image and share on social
Venture capital is about capturing the value between the startup phase and the public company phase. Fred Wilson capitalcapturecompany Change image and share on social
Marketing is for companies who have sucky products. Fred Wilson companymarketeproduct Change image and share on social
The Internet is a computing platform built on top of core technology. Applied technology is what gets built on top of that: It's Web services. Fred Wilson applybuildcompute Change image and share on social