If you don’t regularly read Fred Wilson’s blog, avc.com, you should. Fred is one of the best VC bloggers out there, and the discussions his posts inspire among his readers are stuffed full of valuable insights. Fred’s firm, Union Square Ventures, invests in the disruption of the global economy caused by the increasing liquidity of information [...]
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Marc Andreesen says tech stocks are cheap
Speaking at the Dealbook conference in New York yesterday, Marc Andreesen said that we’re in a tech depression. Tech stocks are cheap. Andreesen said that publicly held technology stocks are trading at the biggest discount to industrials since the 1970s. For example, Google’s stock price reflects a valuation of zero for their Youtube, Chrome and [...]
Is this the quiet before the storm?
Apple’s quarterly earnings fell short of expectations today. Apple’s earnings per share came in at $8.67, compared with Wall Street’s estimate for $8.75 a share. Apple’s stock fell in after market trading. However, Apple generated $36.2 billion in revenue this quarter, beating revenue expectations of $35.8 billion. Apple fanboys are calling today’s results a mixed [...]
3D Printing – It’s early and it’s important
Venture Capitalists have been piling into 3D printing companies, believing that 3D printing will change the world. Some VC’s see a world where customers will buy instructions for printing goods, rather than the physical goods themselves. Children won’t buy toys, but rather instructions for creating toys. Shapeways and Makerbot are two privately held 3D printing [...]
Apple Unveils the iPad mini. Is this a game changer?
Apple officially unveiled its iPad mini today. Pricing starts at $329. It’s small. It’s beautiful. It’s still undetermined whether you need to purchase one. Here are the details: Size and Wieght 7.9 inches tall 5.3 inches wide 0.2 inch thick 0.68 pound Display 7.9 inch LED backlit Multi-Touch display with IPS technology 1024-by-768 resolution at [...]
Follow the Money, Not the Hype
Marc Andreesen penned the famous WSJ article “Why Software Is Eating The World” back in 2011, but it’s an important investment theme. Unless you’ve been living in a cave for a few years, this is nothing earth-shattering. You’ve seen how Amazon has become the largest bookseller, while Borders has gone the way of the dinosaur, [...]
Fred Wilson’s Formula For Start-up Success
Fred Wilson on Start-up Magic
