Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Fred Wilson: Why Foursquare Should Have Turned On Its Revenue Model Earlier, While Twitter Can Wait


One lesson every investor seemed to take away after the dot-com bubble was to invest in companies that have a clear-cut business strategy. Fred Wilson, however, would rather focus on making a great product first and scale the business from there.

Also, does Fred Wilson think Twitter will eventually build a business that supports a $7 billion private-market valuation?

"Yeah, I hope so."

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