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Re: Conferences (continued)

fredwilson — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 07:55:17 -0000

True. But its on my way to a board meeting in SF on friday

Re: Conferences (continued)

fredwilson — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 07:54:42 -0000

Me too

Re: Startup Ecosystems Take Time

fredwilson — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 07:54:02 -0000

Boulder has an older ecosystem than NYC. I'd say late second decade. Maybe third decade

Re: Startup Ecosystems Take Time

fredwilson — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:24:50 -0000

The universities need to work with the city to foster innovation in areas like biotech and cleantech. Its happening. But not like MIT/Harvard or Stanford/Berkeley. Your observation is spot on

Re: Startup Ecosystems Take Time

fredwilson — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:21:42 -0000

Depends on the category. In biotech and clean tech, absolutely. In web services, I doubt it

Re: The New USV.com Launches In Beta

fredwilson — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:58:06 -0000

Ugh

Re: The AVC Reader Census: A Day Later

fredwilson — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:56:59 -0000

Ditto

Re: The AVC Reader Census: A Day Later

fredwilson — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:56:46 -0000

I'm tryin'

Re: The New USV.com Launches In Beta

fredwilson — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:56:45 -0000

Thanks Jarid. You rock

Re: The New USV.com Launches In Beta

fredwilson — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:56:38 -0000

What is IE?

Re: Valuation and Option Pool

fredwilson — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:56:31 -0000

I agree. A lot of startup employees read this blog and other vc blogs. I think that's a good first step

Re: Valuation and Option Pool

fredwilson — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:56:31 -0000

Yup. That's the whole point of the post

Re: The New USV.com Launches In Beta

fredwilson — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:56:30 -0000

I wonder if its too much though. Interesting suggestion for sure

Re: The AVC Reader Census

fredwilson — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:56:30 -0000

I will alert hunch for you

Re: The New USV.com Launches In Beta

fredwilson — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:56:23 -0000

Excellent feedback and critique. Thanks for taking the time to do that

Re: The AVC Reader Census: A Day Later

fredwilson — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:55:55 -0000

I'm a big fan of vaccines and all forms of prophylactic medicine. I've taken every vaccine out there and want my kids to do the same. I recognize that vaccines have some risk but I believe the risk/reward tradeoffs are almost always strongly in favor of vaccines

My kids took the swine flu vaccine as soon as it was available. I'm getting mine soon

Re: Startup Ecosystems Take Time

fredwilson — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:12:42 -0000

no question that israel is in its second decade and maybe even its third

Re: Startup Ecosystems Take Time

fredwilson — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:12:02 -0000

your approach works for a while but at some point you have to become a
company

Re: Startup Ecosystems Take Time

fredwilson — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:11:27 -0000

seattle is fantastic

LA is good

Philly is OK

Re: Fred Wilson Dot VC

fredwilson — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 06:59:06 -0000

yeah, that's what got me sunday night at monsters of folk

Re: Introducing Tracked.com

fredwilson — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 06:56:58 -0000

wait a few days :)

Re: Startup Ecosystems Take Time

fredwilson — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 06:54:21 -0000

i'm correcting you :)

Re: Startup Ecosystems Take Time

fredwilson — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 06:54:01 -0000

maybe

but if you are building a big company, you still need employees and
employees still largely work in offices

Re: Startup Ecosystems Take Time

fredwilson — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 06:47:21 -0000

i'm aware of all of that, but i've got blinders on for the most part.

Re: Building expertise vs. building knowledge

morganb — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:17:54 -0000

Thanks for the kind words as always Ross!