Most venture capital funds are too short-termist and exit-driven to deal with the highly uncertain and lengthy innovation process. — Mariana Mazzucato Copy Share Image
The basketball great Kobe Bryant started his own venture-capital firm. LeBron James has rebranded himself as not just an athlete but also… — Emily Chang Copy Share Image
Accounting rules give financial institutions flexibility about when they choose to recognize venture capital profits. — Alex Berenson Copy Share Image
There are lots of ways to make money in venture capital, and there are even more ways to be mediocre. The industry… — Dan Levitan Copy Share Image
I try getting in front of as many opportunities as possible, but in the late '90s, I had no idea that I'd… — Roelof Botha Copy Share Image
I've probably done more venture capital deals and expansion financings than I have done private equity deals. But both are the same.… — Stephen Pagliuca Copy Share Image
I have made a living for myself from my networking by endorsing restaurants, resorts, artists, films, assorted venture capital deals, because some… — Sonja Morgan Copy Share Image
Venture capital is an inherently optimistic form of investment - which is both its primary strength and its primary weakness. — Neil Blumenthal Copy Share Image
One thing I'm so grateful for is sidestepping the usual venture capital, private equity route. My friends who have gone that way… — Blake Mycoskie Copy Share Image
When you - when you - and this is still going on today - are making your money by pushing paper around,… — Howard Dean Copy Share Image
Startups run by women still receive venture capital funding at a much lower rate than companies run by men, and there are… — Randi Zuckerberg Copy Share Image
I would have loved to invest in Salesforce when I was active in venture. I didn't know the founder, Marc Benioff, well… — Aneel Bhusri Copy Share Image
Unfortunately, 'climate' has become a dirty word - obviously in politics, but even to some degree in my world, in venture capital.… — Evan Williams Copy Share Image
In a world with many blockchains and hundreds of tradable tokens built on top of them, entire industries are automated through software,… — Olaf Carlson-Wee Copy Share Image
I am a partner at CrunchFund, a venture capital firm with investments in many startups around the world. I am also a… — Michael Arrington Copy Share Image
When I first started as an angel investor, I was excited to start investing in startups - but I didn't know much.… — Gil Penchina Copy Share Image
Basically my point of view on unicorns is that private companies which have sky high valuations, it doesn't really mean anything in… — Kevin Kinsella Copy Share Image
“It is best to be the CEO; it is satisfactory to be an early employee, maybe the fifth or sixth or perhaps… — Ellen Ullman Copy Share Image
Harvard and Yale concentrated with venture capitalists that got the best calls and brainpower. Very few firms made most of the money,… — Charlie Munger Copy Share Image
As a lot of the venture capital world seems to be shifting away from consumer, we want to make sure that consumer… — Dan Levitan Copy Share Image
All markets have boom and bust cycles, and I think venture capital market has even more exaggerated boom and bust cycles. — Fred Wilson Copy Share Image
Nominally, I stated a company. Practically, it's a venture capital firm that allows me to be an investor in early stage companies. — Sam Hinkie Copy Share Image
Whatever the potential pitfalls, banks are increasingly enthusiastic about venture capital, particularly in new companies with strong prospects in fields like health… — Alex Berenson Copy Share Image
I'll say this: I can't think of one instance in my 20 years in venture capital in which I have wanted to… — Douglas Leone Copy Share Image
“Amidst all the hype and hoopla around this business, I wanted to emphasize the challenge—it is seductive but the failure rate is… — Mahendra Ramsinghani Copy Share Image
So many folks in the venture capital business are sheep that just want to follow the herd. They are momentum investors purchasing… — Fred Wilson Copy Share Image
Prior to SunRun, I was headed toward a career in venture capital and then realized I wanted to apply my knowledge of… — Lynn Jurich Copy Share Image
“Building a business doesn't mean getting venture capital funding. It means finding customers and making money.” — Ziad K. Abdelnour Copy Share Image
If the business were a play, Act One is: Woohoo, bright and bushy-tailed. We're going to make something great! Act Two is:… — Caterina Fake Copy Share Image
These inventors were elevating the formulation of entrepreneurial ideas to the status of a visionary activity. Though forced to justify their efforts… — Alain de Botton Copy Share Image
Is the investment community critical to our economic success? Yes. Free markets, innovation, access to credit, venture capital, and strong labor rights… — Reshma Saujani Copy Share Image
From NASA putting a man on the moon to DARPA developing what later became the Internet, the U.S. government, through a host… — Jens Martin Skibsted Copy Share Image
My buddy Alex Blumberg learned - he was very public about his learning process, and I know for a fact because we… — David Plotz Copy Share Image
After Secretary Clinton announced in January 2010 that Internet freedom would be a major pillar of U.S. foreign policy, the State Department… — Rebecca MacKinnon Copy Share Image
The innovation industries are rapidly going global. In five years, more than 50% of venture capital returns will come from markets outside… — Jim Breyer Copy Share Image
Hedge funds, private equity and venture capital funds have played an important role in providing liquidity to our financial system and improving… — Jack Reed Copy Share Image
“Silicon Valley is the zoo where the chaos monkeys are kept, and their numbers only grow in time. With the explosion of… — Antonio Garcia Martinez Copy Share Image
Those in technology who can afford to stay in Silicon Valley all know it as one of the most beautiful places to… — Glenn Kelman Copy Share Image
When people start talking about venture capital and finances and how to create this and do that, a lot of it, I… — Tony Hawk Copy Share Image
I meet young people all the time who say something like, 'I want to work in venture capital.' And I can see… — Andrew Yang Copy Share Image
