Beholden Quote by Blake Mycoskie

You have venture capitalists. We view them as experts who also help finance your company and give directions and also some pretty candid discussions…

— John T. Chambers

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

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

One of the fun things about venture capital is you are constantly learning new ideas and strategies from one business and then applying them…

— Joe Lonsdale

There is always a critical job to be done. There is a sales door to be opened, a credit line to be established, a…

— Georges Doriot

When people start talking about venture capital and finances and how to create this and do that, a lot of it, I swear, it's…

— Tony Hawk

There are lots of ways to make money in venture capital, and there are even more ways to be mediocre. The industry has too…

— Dan Levitan

Every venture capitalist says at some point, 'I wish I could run this company myself' -- to be the entrepreneur instead of the investor.

— Alan Patricof

I've been a customer of the top venture capital firms, so I know exactly what they do and don't do.

— Marc Andreessen

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

— Josh Kopelman

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

— Mitch Kapor

“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