Author: Fred Wilson

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When I see people laughing at ideas and companies we have backed, I smile. It means we are going to make a lot of money on that investment.

When I see people laughing at ideas and companies we have backed, I smile. It means we are going to make a lot of money on that investment.

- Fred Wilson

I think 'crazy' is a compliment. I think you make money with people who are crazy.

I think 'crazy' is a compliment. I think you make money with people who are crazy.

- Fred Wilson

One of the great things about young entrepreneurs is that they don't know that something can't be done. So they try something that's so audacious and usually end up pulling it off.

One of the great things about young entrepreneurs is that they don't know that something can't be done. So they try something that's so audacious and usually end up pulling it off.

- Fred Wilson

The venture business is a bit of an apprenticeship business, so the firm I worked for didn't let me make an investment until I was 30. That was probably a very smart thing.

The venture business is a bit of an apprenticeship business, so the firm I worked for didn't let me make an investment until I was 30. That was probably a very smart thing.

- Fred Wilson

Investing in management means building communication systems, business processes, feedback, and routines that let you scale the business and team as efficiently as possible.

Investing in management means building communication systems, business processes, feedback, and routines that let you scale the business and team as efficiently as possible.

- Fred Wilson

There is a difference between hiring a CEO and turning over control of the business.

There is a difference between hiring a CEO and turning over control of the business.

- Fred Wilson

The more entrepreneurs in the world that are getting their ideas financed, the more great companies there are going to be that we can all invest in.

The more entrepreneurs in the world that are getting their ideas financed, the more great companies there are going to be that we can all invest in.

- Fred Wilson

I'm a free speech bigot. I don't like censorship; I just don't think it's a good thing.

I'm a free speech bigot. I don't like censorship; I just don't think it's a good thing.

- Fred Wilson

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.

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

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