Union Square Ventures' Fred Wilson on media, direct listings, startups - Business Insider

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Fred Wilson, one of the world's most successful venture capitalists, reveals the top trends in startups right now, and why he's investing in an industry that's imploding

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Wilson also explained why he likes direct listings as an alternative to traditional IPOs, and what long-term effects companies like Uber and WeWork could have on the tech sector. He thinks upstarts and digital companies will find success going back to more traditional models — Amazon launching physical stores, Netflix going into movie theaters, and digital media companies buying print arms.

Audio would be interesting to look at on phones as Apple's airpods are becoming more powerful. We think about, what kinds of things will people want to do with airpods and their phones related to media, healthcare, education, etc? That is an important trend that's investable.You don't have to optimize to Facebook. That is one mistake the venture capitalists made. They also bulked up in their cost structures.

 

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