Fred Wilson

"you have to go further out than that. morgan avenue ventures might be the way to go." - Fred Wilson

"no harm, no foul. fun back and forth." - Fred Wilson

"but what if a mobile messenger is the most strategic asset in all of mobile? i am not saying it is, but it could well be the new mobile OS." - Fred Wilson

"excellent!" - Fred Wilson

"i want to read that book. i love that way of thinking" - Fred Wilson

"all of these apps have crazy engagement. don't forget snapchat. that's effectively a messenger too." - Fred Wilson

"yuppppppppp" - Fred Wilson

"as Cam said, Whatsapp has 4x the scale of BBM now. Kik is closing in quickly on them now. I have to imagine Facebook Messenger is close to WhatsApp in size too." - Fred Wilson

"my friend John, who was the best man in our wedding, showed up to a fundraiser last night with a Galaxy S4. he gave up his Blackberry this week. he was lost on the S4. i tried to give him a few tips. he could not type on it for the life of him!" - Fred Wilson

"i agree" - Fred Wilson

"yup" - Fred Wilson

"bingo. having had a front row seat to that behavior, i can attest to the arrogance and hubris that it stemmed from" - Fred Wilson

"i like calling them RIM" - Fred Wilson

"great point. "things are rarely so cut and dried"" - Fred Wilson

"it sure it. the instinct to circle up the wagons is powerful, but i think offense is ultimately the best defense" - Fred Wilson

"that's why the call has so much power" - Fred Wilson

"exactly" - Fred Wilson

"dread is a good word for that moment. but you have to do it." - Fred Wilson

"been there. you can't." - Fred Wilson

"yes. very true." - Fred Wilson

"i think Woodson is doing a good job. but his players, particularly JR, have not stepped up in the Pacers series." - Fred Wilson

"being self aware, working with a coach, getting good mentoring, listening to the board" - Fred Wilson

"there is a contact link at the bottom of avc.com clicking that will generate an email to me" - Fred Wilson

"exactly" - Fred Wilson

"good advice and semi annual or at least annual reviews are essential. but there are times when Boards know they have a problem but don't act for a variety of reasons" - Fred Wilson

":))))))))))))" - Fred Wilson

"Yes she sure was. And she had a big influence on me too" - Fred Wilson

"That is very hard to make work. Brad Feld has mastered this move. I have not." - Fred Wilson