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
You know what works in venture capital? A group of incredibly smart, connected people who have the financial wherewithal and risk appetite… — Sarah Lacy 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
You know, development sometimes is viewed as a project in which you give people things and nothing much happens, which is perfectly… — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
Accounting rules give financial institutions flexibility about when they choose to recognize venture capital profits. — Alex Berenson 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
America is the greatest engine of innovation that has ever existed, and it can't be duplicated anytime soon, because it is the… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The best early-stage venture capital investments appear obvious in retrospect; however, very few of them are actually obvious when you make them. — David Sze 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
Arcadia was a typical venture capital deal, but I'm the adventurer and the capitalist. — Philip Green Copy Share Image
Techstars is truly global; you'll see us continue to expand all our programs worldwide, including accelerators, our venture capital, as well as… — David Cohen Copy Share Image
We need to divorce ourselves from venture capital as an occupation and focus on using capital as a way to take really… — Chamath Palihapitiya 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
The truth is that the greatest innovations in health-care delivery haven't come from federally contrived oligopolies or enormous hospital chains. Novel concepts… — Scott Gottlieb 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
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
Inspirational content really resonates, like how to raise venture capital. — Justin Kan Copy Share Image
One of the fun things about venture capital is you are constantly learning new ideas and strategies from one business and then… — Joe Lonsdale 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
I know the difference between venture capital[ism] and vulture capitalism. Venture capitalism is a good thing, comes in, gives that gap funding… — Rick Perry Copy Share Image
Working in the context of ultra-famous brands like Dior and Vuitton, creative spirits are always going to feel reined in. It's important… — Bernard Arnault 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
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