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> [There are lots of ways to make money in venture capital, and there are even more ways to be mediocre. The industry has too much money and too many smart people chasing too few great entrepreneurs.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-levitan/there-are-lots-of-ways-to-make-money-in-venture-capital-and-there-are/)

[Dan Levitan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-levitan/)

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> [I like the strategy of finding great entrepreneurs early, giving them some money, helping them a little - perhaps not as much as we would a regular core investment.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-levitan/i-like-the-strategy-of-finding-great-entrepreneurs-early-giving-them/)

[Dan Levitan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-levitan/)

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## More by Dan Levitan

> [We can find a great sector or business, but we're investing so early that unless there's this tenacious grit, determination, resourcefulness, ability to evolve,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-levitan/we-can-find-a-great-sector-or-business-but-we-re-investing-so-early/)

[Dan Levitan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-levitan/)

> [In the web products and services world, you have a real-time interaction with your customers, and then a real-time editing of how you as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-levitan/in-the-web-products-and-services-world-you-have-a-real-time/)

[Dan Levitan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-levitan/)

> [Seattle is a fantastic place to build a great technology-enabled consumer company.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-levitan/seattle-is-a-fantastic-place-to-build-a-great-technology-enabled/)

[Dan Levitan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-levitan/)

> [There are lots of ways to make money in venture capital, and there are even more ways to be mediocre. The industry has too…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-levitan/there-are-lots-of-ways-to-make-money-in-venture-capital-and-there-are/)

[Dan Levitan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-levitan/)

> [I like the strategy of finding great entrepreneurs early, giving them some money, helping them a little - perhaps not as much as we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-levitan/i-like-the-strategy-of-finding-great-entrepreneurs-early-giving-them/)

[Dan Levitan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-levitan/)

> [I'm saying there's plenty of money out there for great consumer entrepreneurs with great consumer products attacking really big markets.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-levitan/i-m-saying-there-s-plenty-of-money-out-there-for-great-consumer/)

[Dan Levitan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-levitan/)

> [As a lot of the venture capital world seems to be shifting away from consumer, we want to make sure that consumer entrepreneurs know…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-levitan/as-a-lot-of-the-venture-capital-world-seems-to-be-shifting-away-from/)

[Dan Levitan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-levitan/)

> [I think that if you ask what's made us successful, it's because we've been fortunate enough to identify, in a number of cases, great…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-levitan/i-think-that-if-you-ask-what-s-made-us-successful-it-s-because-we-ve/)

[Dan Levitan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-levitan/)

> [You find that you can have the best business in the most exciting industry, but if the execution, if the torch-holder, if the value-creator…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-levitan/you-find-that-you-can-have-the-best-business-in-the-most-exciting/)

[Dan Levitan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-levitan/)

> [We aren't going to let our first investment be the best.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-levitan/we-aren-t-going-to-let-our-first-investment-be-the-best/)

[Dan Levitan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-levitan/)

> [We believed the world didn't need another commoditized venture capital firm.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-levitan/we-believed-the-world-didn-t-need-another-commoditized-venture/)

[Dan Levitan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-levitan/)

> [Seattle's got a great work force, relatively low cost of starting a company, and just a really good, innovative entrepreneurial DNA. To me it's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-levitan/seattle-s-got-a-great-work-force-relatively-low-cost-of-starting-a/)

[Dan Levitan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-levitan/)

> [We always talk about how you have to build a brand from the inside out, not the outside in. Brands are not wrappers. Brands…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-levitan/we-always-talk-about-how-you-have-to-build-a-brand-from-the-inside/)

[Dan Levitan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-levitan/)

> [Some of the best ideas that we've invested in have made no sense to conventional sources.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-levitan/some-of-the-best-ideas-that-we-ve-invested-in-have-made-no-sense-to/)

[Dan Levitan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-levitan/)

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