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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

The great danger of dealing with venture capitalists is the 'slow maybe'.

— John Doerr

Many venture capitalists say they're looking for the next big idea. But they aren't, really; they're looking for something derivative, because derivative is safe.

— Jose Ferreira

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

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

— Josh Kopelman

“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

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

During dark times, real entrepreneurs come out. They are not competing with 10 look-alike companies for engineering talent, so it's a great time to…

— Douglas Leone

I think one of the key differentiators I bring to the table as a venture capitalist is a solid understanding of the public markets…

— Bill Gurley

At a basic level venture capitalists are arbitrageurs: they have access to more information than those with the capital, and access to more capital…

— Ben Thompson

One of the things that has been truly incredible to observe though, is the amount of venture investment that has gone into early stage…

— John W. Thompson

Venture capitalists certainly create value for themselves, but they also singularly create value for the rest of the world.

— Jose Ferreira