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title: "2 Close Quotes By Yuri Milner"
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> [We monitor close to 50 companies globally that can be potential investment opportunities. I'd like to see DST as a significant global investment company in the Internet arena.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yuri-milner/we-monitor-close-to-50-companies-globally-that-can-be-potential/)

[Yuri Milner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yuri-milner/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a43/yuri-milner-15025_arena_we-monitor-close-to-50-companies-globall_1062061.jpg)

> [My background is in theoretical physics, and it's something very close to my heart.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yuri-milner/my-background-is-in-theoretical-physics-and-it-s-something-very-close/)

[Yuri Milner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yuri-milner/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/27e/yuri-milner-15025_background_my-background-is-in-theoretical-physics_1116231.jpg)

## Other authors on Close

## More by Yuri Milner

> [The hardware and the software used in the Breakthrough project will be compatible with other telescopes around the world, so they too can search…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yuri-milner/the-hardware-and-the-software-used-in-the-breakthrough-project-will/)

[Yuri Milner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yuri-milner/)

> [Social is a better way to interact with digital world. It is better than search. Implications for... everything. Total change.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yuri-milner/social-is-a-better-way-to-interact-with-digital-world-it-is-better/)

[Yuri Milner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yuri-milner/)

> [The company that creates one global social graph will be very important going forward. It will be Facebook, with maybe 2-3 local social networks…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yuri-milner/the-company-that-creates-one-global-social-graph-will-be-very/)

[Yuri Milner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yuri-milner/)

> [It’s not how much something’s worth today, it’s what it’s worth in five or 10 years.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yuri-milner/it-s-not-how-much-something-s-worth-today-it-s-what-it-s-worth-in/)

[Yuri Milner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yuri-milner/)

> [I don’t think there’s any company that has reached $1 billion in revenue as fast as Xiaomi. In every conceivable benchmark, it’s almost unprecedented…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yuri-milner/i-don-t-think-there-s-any-company-that-has-reached-1-billion-in/)

[Yuri Milner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yuri-milner/)

> [You have to travel globally today to know what's going on and maintain an edge.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yuri-milner/you-have-to-travel-globally-today-to-know-what-s-going-on-and/)

[Yuri Milner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yuri-milner/)

> [I have invested in four social networks. More than any other.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yuri-milner/i-have-invested-in-four-social-networks-more-than-any-other/)

[Yuri Milner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yuri-milner/)

> [I am not an oligarch. I am a servant and I try to align my interests and those of my investors.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yuri-milner/i-am-not-an-oligarch-i-am-a-servant-and-i-try-to-align-my-interests/)

[Yuri Milner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yuri-milner/)

> [I think there's a time to be private and a time to be public, and I think that companies like Facebook and Groupon are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yuri-milner/i-think-there-s-a-time-to-be-private-and-a-time-to-be-public-and-i/)

[Yuri Milner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yuri-milner/)

> [I'm just focused on exploring new opportunities.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yuri-milner/i-m-just-focused-on-exploring-new-opportunities/)

[Yuri Milner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yuri-milner/)

> [Facebook now is mostly about people you know. In the future it could be about people you know less but are more important.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yuri-milner/facebook-now-is-mostly-about-people-you-know-in-the-future-it-could/)

[Yuri Milner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yuri-milner/)

> [The largest newspaper in the United States is only reaching 1 percent of population. We are kind of assuming that 'Wall Street Journal,' 'USA…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yuri-milner/the-largest-newspaper-in-the-united-states-is-only-reaching-1-percent/)

[Yuri Milner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yuri-milner/)

> [Facebook is a platform inside a platform.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yuri-milner/facebook-is-a-platform-inside-a-platform/)

[Yuri Milner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yuri-milner/)

> [Kai-Fu's Innovation Works is the top very-early-stage fund in China. We are proud to be an investor, and hope that IW will help to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yuri-milner/kai-fu-s-innovation-works-is-the-top-very-early-stage-fund-in-china/)

[Yuri Milner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yuri-milner/)

> [Google never knew how successful key words would be. Facebook didn't know how successful Zynga would be.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yuri-milner/google-never-knew-how-successful-key-words-would-be-facebook-didn-t/)

[Yuri Milner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yuri-milner/)

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