Fred Wilson of Union Square Ventures - TWiST #161

On This Week in StartupsHosted by Jason CalacanisWith Fred Wilson201153 min
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What this teaches

Union Square Ventures' Fred Wilson in a long-form TWiST conversation on how USV picks investments, his views on founder-investor relationships, and stories from Twitter/Tumblr-era deals.

Why it matters

One of the defining seed/Series A investors of the Web 2.0 era on the record at length.

Key lessons

  • Thesis-driven investors need you to fit the thesis; learn it first
  • The best investor relationships are decade-long

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