Fred Wilson, the hip VC blogger
 |
SiliconBeat: What time of day do you blog?
Fred: I generally blog between 5:30am and 7am. I will from time to time add something during the day, but for the most part blogging is an early morning activity for me.
SiliconBeat: Does it make you feel tired later in the day at your day job, and if so, how do you handle that fatigue?
Fred: I've been getting up early ever since I had kids. I've just replaced email time with blogging time. I do get a bit tired mid/late afternoon so Charlie and I usually make a Jamba Juice run at that time.
SiliconBeat: How do you explain to investors in your firm that the blog is a net positive for them?
Fred: I've been blogging for longer than Union Square Ventures has been in business and I was actively blogging throughout the entire fundraising process (but not blogging about the fundraising process - the lawyers made sure of that). So the LPs have known about my blogging before they made a commitment to our fund. That said, we have talked about blogging with our LPs as we also have an active Union Square Ventures blog at www.unionsquareventures.com where Brad and I both post. We believe it serves a number of important functions, including getting the word out about what we are interested in which brings deals in and also acts as a filter on deals we wouldn't be interested in. It also raises the profile of our firm which is generally a good thing. And we can help our portfolio companies get the word out about their activities. And I also think it makes us more approachable. Most entrepreneurs have a good sense of what they are walking into when the come to our office and that's great.
http://www.siliconbeat.com/cgi-bin/mt331/mt-tb.cgi/1568
Links to blogs that reference this entry:
This is a blog I follow religiously as a Seattle incubator and seed fund. But, I must say, we keep a pretty nice blog going ourselves at www.curiousoffice.com that speaks to start-ups and those looking for seed capital. What do I love most about all these guys and their blogs? They genuinely love technology. I do to. We love what we do and I can really get that sense for Fred's blog.
Kelly E. Smith on July 10, 2006 10:27 PMComment link
