This time, related to the point about the challenges of living and conducting business very publicly online he discussed with us, he laments the time and energy he has to put into reviewing videos of his talks (often very early in the morning – sorry about that Fred!) uploaded after events.

While this means that far more people can watch the talk than could attend in person, it comes at the cost of those speaking have to carefully manage the content given the much wider audience.

– Rich Powell, President 2009-2010

In a wide ranging discussion, Fred first delivered his annual update on the state of the VC industry, describing the growth of small funds and the new secondary market for shares in growing firms prior to formal exits from M&A or an IPO:

Fred next turned to an update specifically on internet businesses, particularly e-commerce and mobile models:

Finally, Fred gave us an update on the remarkable growth of Twitter and its development into a more mature company:

After his update, questions from InSITE Fellows spurred a lively discussion on a wide range of topics including:

- The importance of proactively managing your social network presence for both your personal and professional life
- Building a great team for a successful startup
- The return of Rob Kalin to Etsy and its development as a major e-commerce platform, as well as how to maintain the creativity center for a startup post-acquisition by another company
- How New York can better develop its internet and entrepreneurial sector
- How a VC can help develop a great entrepreneur into a great manager

You can see watch the entire talk at our YouTube channel.

After the talk, Fred joined our Fellows for drinks at Amity Hall:

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3/10/2010 UPDATE: Fred re-blogged portions of the talk on A VC on 3/5.

– Rich Powell, President 2009-2010