Fred Wilson Dot VC

"eBay noted that Paypal represents 50% of total payments on Facebook, and by the end of ‘09, gaming..."

Sat, 13 Mar 2010 18:39:37 -0500

“eBay noted that Paypal represents 50% of total payments on Facebook, and by the end of ‘09, gaming company Zynga was the 2nd largest Paypal merchant after eBay. Paypal had $500MM in virtual goods revenue in ‘09, which was 2x from ‘08, and we believe this could grow by 50% in ‘10.”

- Another gem [pdf] from Mark Mahaney at Citicorp. (via rafer) (via pegobry)

Show Me Something New - Shout Out Louds - Work here’s...

Sat, 13 Mar 2010 05:37:06 -0500

Show Me Something New - Shout Out Louds - Work

here’s something new

i love the Shout Out Louds and their new record, Work, will be the artist of the weekend on fredwilson.fm

The morning tow

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:49:34 -0500

The morning tow

Buckets Of Rain (Bob Dylan cover) - Vic Chesnutt my daughter...

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:21:59 -0500

Buckets Of Rain (Bob Dylan cover) - Vic Chesnutt

my daughter Emily’s been listening to a lot of Dylan lately. so I asked her, “do you like Dylan” and she said “yes, very much” So I told her to get Blood On The Tracks off of our music server. i said, “it’s the best record he made”

i love hearing other people cover tracks on that record. this one’s great.

"Tumblr, a relatively new blogging platform, just might be the future of the social Internet."

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:42:36 -0500

“Tumblr, a relatively new blogging platform, just might be the future of the social Internet.”

- The Curated Web | The American Prospect

Congratulations - MGMT new MGMT. I love it. hit repeat about...

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:35:00 -0500

Congratulations - MGMT

new MGMT. I love it. hit repeat about five times in a row now.

reminds me of something/someone i can’t place right now.

Three gifts sitting on my office floor. Right to left; Jerry...

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:06:36 -0500

Three gifts sitting on my office floor. Right to left; Jerry Colonna, Darren Herman, Howard Lindzon

Walk In The Park - Beach House - Teen Dream Teen Dream is the...

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:12:55 -0500

Walk In The Park - Beach House - Teen Dream

Teen Dream is the record of the year so far in our home. It gets played every day, sometimes multiple times.

Beach House has a tumblog. cool. beachhouse2010: In Florida,...

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:09:43 -0500

Beach House has a tumblog. cool.

beachhouse2010:

In Florida, Orlando Vice, taken 12/29/09

Throwing Stones - Shout Out Louds - Work just got the new Shout...

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 07:07:24 -0500

Throwing Stones - Shout Out Louds - Work

just got the new Shout Out Louds record over the weekend. still giving it a run through. i like the countrified guitar riff that runs through this song.

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-3-7)

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:26:20 -0500

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-3-7):

Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz

Permalight - Rogue Wave - Permalight the title track of the new...

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 07:08:30 -0500

Permalight - Rogue Wave - Permalight

the title track of the new Rogue Wave record. i’ve only listened a couple times so far but i like it.

"Maybe the hardest part of leadership—be it leading a company, a family, a relationship or simply..."

Sun, 07 Mar 2010 06:15:13 -0500

“Maybe the hardest part of leadership—be it leading a company, a family, a relationship or simply your own life—is that often times you don’t know and you still have to act.”

- The Monster In Your Head

California Waiting - Kings Of Leon - Youth And Young...

Sun, 07 Mar 2010 06:04:15 -0500

California Waiting - Kings Of Leon - Youth And Young Manhood

more old school KOL. they are the artist of the weekend. i just love how Caleb used to go nutso with his voice in the early days of this band

gotham gal took me back to the armory show to see her favorite...

Sun, 07 Mar 2010 06:02:16 -0500

gotham gal took me back to the armory show to see her favorite things yesterday. this piece was huge. i like it.

Gotham Gal: Armory Show

"And suddenly I was 12 and back on West 7th Street and Avenue T, playing stick ball with Paulie, Ugo,..."

Sun, 07 Mar 2010 05:56:47 -0500

“And suddenly I was 12 and back on West 7th Street and Avenue T, playing stick ball with Paulie, Ugo, and Pino. And we were arguing about whether Paulie’s shot was a hit or a foul and to stop the fighting, Ugo yells “Do over!” and just like that, all is forgiven, all is forgotten. It’s not an out. It’s not a foul. It’s not a hit. Do over.”

- The Monster In Your Head

Jerry Colonna talking about the power of the “Do Over” in life.

(via bijan)

Joe’s Head - Kings Of Leon - Youth and Young...

Sat, 06 Mar 2010 11:51:06 -0500

Joe’s Head - Kings Of Leon - Youth and Young Manhood

before Kings Of Leon became grammy winning mega rock stars, they were a killer young southern bluesy rock and roll band. i like that version of KOL better and I’m going to feature old skool KOL as the artist of the weekend on fredwilson.fm

my top two musical neighbors on last.fm are bijan and joelaz....

Sat, 06 Mar 2010 11:33:19 -0500

my top two musical neighbors on last.fm are bijan and joelaz. wow.

I’m wearing my Tumblr shirt today. I don’t like...

Sat, 06 Mar 2010 11:28:06 -0500

I’m wearing my Tumblr shirt today. I don’t like logo’d clothing unless its very understated. Like this

You see the craziest things on the streets of NYC

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 08:27:07 -0500

You see the craziest things on the streets of NYC