"People are going to be more conservative," says venture capitalist Fred Wilson in a video interview with Tech Confidential about the impact of the crisis in the capital markets on the technology industry. "Everyone's going to think harder about writing a check for anything," says Wilson, whose Union Square Ventures backs microblogging firm Twitter Inc. and other Web 2.0 startups. "There are times when people want to take risks and times when people don't want to take risks. Clearly, no one's going to want
TechStars mentor Fred Wilson (Union Square Ventures) talks about the history of Silicon Alley
TechStars mentor Fred Wilson (Union Square Ventures) talks with WallStrip