Fred Wilson | Union Square Ventures | Page 145 of 154
Jan 25, 2010
The Gotham Gal and I make a fair number of non-tech angel investments. Things like media, food products, restaurants, music, local real estate, local businesses. In these investments we are usually backing an entrepreneur we've gotten to know who delivers [...]
Nov 6, 2009
One of the more contentious things in the negotiation between an entrepreneur and a VC over a financing, particularly an early stage financing, is the inclusion of an option pool in the pre-money valuation. As my friend Mark Pincus likes [...]
Nov 6, 2009
Nov 3, 2009
I'm sure everyone out there gets email intros. Someone who knows you sends you and someone you don't know an email suggesting you meet.I send emails like that a lot. I might send a half a dozen or more every [...]
Nov 3, 2009
Apr 29, 2009
Yesterday Albert and I visited one of the investors in our fund. The good news is they are happy with the job we are doing. The bad news is they are frustrated with the venture capital asset class.We got to [...]
Apr 29, 2009
Mar 20, 2009
Lawrence Aragon at PE Hub used the news that Cisco paid $590mm (in stock) for Pure Digital the maker of the super popular Flip Cam to ask this question.it sounds like a pretty good deal, but you have to understand [...]