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Tim Wilson
July 9, 2018
As part of our “Get To Know the VC” blog series, Artiman partner, Tim Wilson, answered a few questions. Here’s what he had to say: 1. Did you ever…
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Tim Wilson
April 12, 2018
Tim Wilson, Partner, Artiman Ventures, is sharing his thoughts about the right way founders should follow up after the first meeting with a VC. Should founders wait to hear from…
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Tim Wilson
April 26, 2017
— Tim Wilson, Partner, Artiman Ventures, comments to WSJ Pro on unicorn valuations — Patience Haggin – WSJ Pro – April 26, 2017 7:30 a.m. ET – It’s been conventional wisdom for the past few years:…
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Tim Wilson
June 27, 2016
By the time you finish reading this article there will be another 456 people on the planet. Every day they will consume 80 pounds of protein, 638 Kilowatt Hours of…
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Tim Wilson
June 24, 2016
— Tim Wilson, Partner, Artiman Ventures, comments to The Wall Street Journal on the impact of Brexit — Alexander Davis – The Wall Street Journal – June 24, 2016 10:25 p.m.…
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Tim Wilson
February 3, 2016
After 15 years on the investor side of the table, I have seen/listened/read thousands of pitches and presentations. Every entrepreneur believes they are answering the same questions: the who, what,…
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Tim Wilson
November 4, 2015
— Tim Wilson, Partner, Artiman Ventures, comments to The Atlantic on what innovation [he wishes] could go back in the box. — Hearing from the leaders of the tech world is…
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Tim Wilson
April 22, 2015
In 1981, three months before graduating from a liberal arts school 3,256 miles east of Silicon Valley, I became a failed physicist. I remember exactly when this happened: 3:05 a.m.…
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Tim Wilson
February 12, 2015
It took over thirty years to digitize enterprise knowledge systems. Now what? In 1983, I packed all my belongings into the backseat of my 1972 Chevy and drove south, arriving…
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Tim Wilson
October 28, 2014
In my recent Forbes post, “Drone Technology Investment: Place Your Bets,” I discussed three sectors for drone technology investment: 1) package delivery services, 2) aerial imaging services and 3) drones…
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Tim Wilson
October 8, 2014
Early Bets Are On The Table The drone industry start-up and emergent technology bets will shake out into three areas. In the analogy of a good old-fashioned game of poker,…
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Tim Wilson
June 10, 2014
In 1943, humanist psychologist Abraham Maslow submitted “A Theory of Human Motivation.” At the bottom of his pyramid of human needs was physiological needs: food, water, breathing, sex, sleep, homeostatis…
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Tim Wilson
May 7, 2014
Lawyers, Lobbyists and Legislators. Any major invention, from electricity, to genetic engineering, is inevitably followed by lawyers, lobbyists and legislators or as I like to call them, the 3Ls .…
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Tim Wilson
April 2, 2014
A few weeks ago I introduced a set of rules that to apply to investing in white space companies. The final rule, “The Rule of Patience” tells me if you…
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Tim Wilson
March 21, 2014
A few of weeks ago, I introduced five rules of white space investing along with their associated ratios. Now, I want to talk about Whatsapp’s massive $19 billion dollar exit…
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Tim Wilson
February 26, 2014
A couple of weeks ago, I introduced five rules of white space investing along with their associated ratios. The second of those rules, the equivalency rule, looks at the early…
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Tim Wilson
February 19, 2014
In my last post, I introduced five rules of white space investing along with their associated ratios. Let’s go deeper into the Scarcity Rule and its corresponding ratio 100:10:1.5. For…
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Tim Wilson
February 11, 2014
Artiman invests in white space companies that are in large markets with no identifiable competitors. When I joined Artiman a few years ago, I asked the partners what exactly did…
