Customer Quotes by Dave McClure

For the most effective pitch, focus 80% on the problem, 20% on the solution.

— Dave McClure

I think you want to show a level of transparency that breeds trust. You don't want to show a level of desperation that breeds…

— Dave McClure

I don't know if we're doing the optimal things that we can to try and connect different people on the planet with different points…

— Dave McClure

I think 'Shark Tank' is targeting companies that are really trying to raise their very first dollar. A lot of them aren't really tech…

— Dave McClure

I want to invest in a functional product that people are using.

— Dave McClure

The earlier you invest, the higher that attrition rate is because it's compounded. We have a more scientific method of investment.

— Dave McClure

Food tech has been kind of an area that we have been making a number of investments in. Kind of a big boring industry,…

— Dave McClure

The last 10 to 20 years you’d think that it has been all about VCs making money, because that’s all we hear about. But…

— Dave McClure

A bubble in early-stage funding means maybe there's $300 million at work when maybe there should be $150, as opposed to a bubble in…

— Dave McClure

There's been entrepreneurs working in the Valley for probably 50-60 years. It's not to say that you can't create that in other places, but…

— Dave McClure

I figured maybe I had some talent as an investor… since it seemed like I was only a half-assed entrepreneur.

— Dave McClure

I think you'll see a lot more people in the Valley get more involved in politics.

— Dave McClure

We are trying to build large, lasting businesses.

— Dave McClure

We often say if you have traction, lead with traction. Talk about specific customers, usage numbers, revenue metrics - anything like that that really…

— Dave McClure

There's a mathematical way to get success.

— Dave McClure