Business Quote by Alan Patricof

For venture capital, one of the original principles is people you want to invest in are people who've done it before with someone else's…

— Kevin Kinsella

“Venture capitalists make money by buying shares in companies and subsequently selling those shares for more than the original investment.  It’s a simple game…

— Bill Snow

Being a venture capitalist to me is like being more of a psychologist. So if you come to my office we have two chairs…

— Keith Rabois

I'd been a great angel investor, but professional venture capital was clearly not the right thing for me.

— Mitch Kapor

I don't think a lot of people have been entrepreneurial about venture capital.

— Josh Kopelman

On Startups: "I hate it when people call themselves "entrepreneurs" when what they're really trying to do is launch a startup and then sell…

— Walter Isaacson

I hate it when people call themselves 'entrepreneurs' when what they're really trying to do is launch a startup and then sell of go…

— Steve Jobs

Venture capitalists buy minority positions in young companies they think will grow quickly; buy-out investors buy most or all of companies they think can…

— Jose Ferreira

So many folks in the venture capital business are sheep that just want to follow the herd. They are momentum investors purchasing highly illiquid…

— Fred Wilson

There I was - 20 years old, living in Ireland, and I'd never heard the word 'venture capitalist.' But I'd said that I wanted…

— Chris Sacca

“Building a business doesn't mean getting venture capital funding. It means finding customers and making money.”

— Ziad K. Abdelnour

Not only CAN anyone be an entrepreneur, but they MUST be.

— Reid Hoffman