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 really it is all about VCs failing and failing to return capital and being f**king idiots.… — Dave McClure Copy Share Image
Entrepreneurs usually don't listen to people. Trust them to do their job. Remember, you invested with the understanding the project was likely to fail. — Dave McClure Copy Share Image
For the most effective pitch, focus 80% on the problem, 20% on the solution. — Dave McClure Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
The earlier you invest, the higher that attrition rate is because it's compounded. We have a more scientific method of investment. — Dave McClure Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
I figured maybe I had some talent as an investor… since it seemed like I was only a half-assed entrepreneur. — Dave McClure Copy Share Image
I think you'll see a lot more people in the Valley get more involved in politics. — Dave McClure Copy Share Image
