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Kirsten Green

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[Wikipedia] Kirsten Green is an American venture capitalist and the founder and managing partner of Forerunner Ventures. She is known for early investments in companies, and has been included on Forbes Midas List since 2017 and on the Forbes list of The World's 100 Most Powerful Women.

Quotes by Kirsten Green

So many entrepreneurs view their companies as their babies. They micromanage, and they stall.

Babies

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I don't have a gender thesis. I am truly optimizing for the right person for the task, whether that means running a…

Business

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We never invest in a male; we never invest in a female. We just invest in the right entrepreneur.

Business

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The customer wants what the customer wants - when they want it, where they want it, and how they want it. And…

Big

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To be a good investor, you have to think differently from others.

Differently

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I don't love it when people come in and say, 'We need a woman on our board,' or 'Can you invest in…

Love

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One thing that is unique to Stadium Goods is that they have a consolidated view of everything that is going on in…

Different places

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As I get older, I feel like I look better with less makeup. More makeup just creases more and looks like you…

Better

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In 1990, if I wanted a pair of Calvin Klein jeans I had seen in a magazine, I'd head to the mall,…

Find

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People need role models, and they need to feel that there's this opportunity to learn. They need to have people that will…

Learn

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Retail is now totally propelled by consumers and their needs. People can buy what they want in any way that they want…

Everything

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My face wash is the thing I care about the most. I don't think I've ever gone to bed without washing my…

Care

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I optimize for brands and people I enjoy spending time with - we've invested in Warby Parker, Glossier, Outdoor Voices, Bonobos -…

Bad

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I was a woman and younger. I started spending a lot of time in the mall doing a lot of qualitative research…

New

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I am giddy with enthusiasm when my companies are doing well. And my heart hurts when they're not. Maybe that sounds very…

Enthusiasm

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Wouldn't it be so cool if we could use the Internet to build a better beauty brand?

Beauty

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Last-mile efficiencies is a big trend. It's something that consumers have demonstrated that they want and existing businesses are trying to figure…

Big

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With the way Amazon and eBay had become big companies and with the way people were embracing technology, I was like, it…

Change

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Retail is undergoing a massive change, and there is a chance for new leaders to emerge and older brands to reinvent themselves.

Chance

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Mascara is the only makeup I actually care about - I've tried them all. I use Diorshow when I'm trying to be…

Day

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Most things that people want already exist, and with Amazon or eBay, there is always someone who is willing to undercut your…

Always

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We need to have more women founders stepping up to kind of own their own story and ask for what they want…

Building confidence

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I'd like to think my strengths are in connecting with people and the relationship aspect of this business.

Business

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The way I shop and the way I engage with my wardrobe, those experiences don't come to life on Amazon's platform.

Come

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In 2010 - after raising capital to launch Forerunner Ventures - we aimed to invest in companies targeting digitally savvy customers looking…

Business

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