Fred Wilson Talks Trash About the Valley. Kinda.
At the Web 2.0 Expo in New York, venture capitalist Fred Wilson just threw down the gaunlet. According to a roundup by Wired, he told conference goers that "there's something that goes on here in New York that's different than what goes on in Silicon Valley. It's more creative, more artistic, more connected to media and advertising," Wilson said. "There will come a time when New York might be 70 or 80 percent of Silicon Valley as it relates to Internet companies." I'm sure plenty of VCs in Silicon Valley will take issue with that perspective, but you sort of have to admire Wilson's unabated optimism, especially during a week like the one that New Yorkers in particular are having.
18 September 2008•1 min read
