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“Certainly anything that is news or opinion needs to be free on the Web, because the Web is this very fluid medium that is very much driven by links and the flow of visitors through a discussion via links.”

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Fred Wilson

Fred Wilson, born on August 20, 1961, is a distinguished venture capitalist. He has over two decades of experience in the technology and media sectors and is a founding partner of Union Square Ventures. Wilson has achieved significant success in the investment field and is highly recognized for his contributions to the startup ecosystem. more

“Customers are a great way to finance a business for many reasons. First, customer financing is typically non dilutive. They want something from you other than equity in your business. Customers also help you fit your product to the market. And customers will help debug and improve the quality of the product.”

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Author:Fred Wilson

“God doesn't believe in the easy way.”

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Book:A Death in the Family

Source: A Death in the Family

“If you have a native monetization system where the atomic unit of content is the ad unit, that scales down all the way to a small screen experience. That's why Twitter is performing so well on mobile.”

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Author:Fred Wilson

“My venture investing career has three phases, all roughly 6-8 years long. The first, at Euclid, was software to Internet. The second, at Flatiron, was Internet to bubble. And the third, at USV, has been web 2 to mobile. I have always used a new firm to denote a new investment phase for me. Throw away the old. Start with the new.”