Writing a check doesn’t qualify you to give advice. When @fredwilson was 29 he tried to show up to a board meeting and start giving advice. One of the founders stopped him, “come do every job in the company for a week, then we’ll listen.” So he flew to Buffalo and did it. With …↗
Obliterate, Don’t Automate In 2015, my partner Fred Wilson published a short blog post, [Don't Automate, Obliterate](avc.com/2015/04/dont-automate-obliterate/), on how @USV thinks about startup investments. The post was based on a 1990 HBR article by Michael Hammer by the same n…↗
Fred Wilson is one of the greatest VCs of all time. He is also my new partner at @USV and I'm lucky to say that. We've known each other for years, but becoming partners felt like a reason to get to know him even better. So a few weeks ago, we walked around Union Square and caugh…↗