Fred Wilson on USV stars (Twitter, Kickstarter), great VCs, blogging, our economy & the future
Today's episode kicks off our 2015 LAUNCH Festival series in style! Jason sits down with Fred Wilson, Cofounder & Managing Partner of Union Square Ventures and one of the most renowned venture capitalists and bloggers in the country. A VC since 1986, Fred and Union Square Ventures have invested in countless stellar startups, such as Zynga, Etsy, Tumblr, Twitter, and Kickstarter. During his candid fireside chat with Jason, Fred reveals the common characteristics of good founders and good VCs (hint: care more about the company than the investment), why he still owns stock in Zynga, what makes Kickstarter special, why Tumblr sold to Yahoo!, USV’s current investment focus, startup ecosystems, the best entrepreneur on the planet, his own strengths & weaknesses, what he's learned from his kids, and so much more.
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Top Show Links
On Twitter
On Kickstarter
On Zynga
On Tumblr
On What Makes a Great VC
On New York
On Startup Ecosystems and Valuations
On Founder Characteristics He Looks For
On How Active USV is Now
On Mesh Networking
On Economic Bubbles
On Fred's Strength's and Weaknesses
On Who the Best Entrepreneur is Today
On Apple
On Google
On Fred's Future
On Blogging
On What Fred Has Learned From His Kids
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