{"id":271,"date":"2012-01-23T22:38:18","date_gmt":"2012-01-23T22:38:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/startwp.logomaker.com\/blog\/2012\/01\/23\/small-business-quote-of-the-week-fred-wilson\/"},"modified":"2024-03-07T16:09:10","modified_gmt":"2024-03-07T16:09:10","slug":"small-business-quote-of-the-week-fred-wilson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/startwp.logomaker.com\/blog\/small-business-quote-of-the-week-fred-wilson\/","title":{"rendered":"Small Business Quote of the Week\u2014Fred Wilson"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/startwp.logomaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/FH000030b-e1327445739139.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-999\" title=\"Fred Wilson\" src=\"https:\/\/startwp.logomaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/FH000030b-e1327445739139.jpg\" alt=\"Fred Wilson\" width=\"300\" height=\"301\"><\/a>Fred Wilson is the managing partner at Union Square Ventures and a founder of Flatiron Ventures. 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