Money Quote by Chris Yeh

VCs are used to being the gatekeepers of capital. There's this old narrative of entrepreneurs going hat in hand begging VCs for money. That…

— Olaf Carlson-Wee

Any time we would talk to another VC, our investors would talk him out of it: 'This is not a good company'... So we…

— Sabeer Bhatia

If you're an entrepreneur, and you have a choice to go to a place where there are 250 VC firms or somewhere else where…

— Josh Kopelman

We worked personally with a lot of great VCs. They just work incredibly hard at supporting entrepreneurs and their companies.

— Marc Andreessen

Having information that the other side doesn't have gives VCs an advantage... they take advantage of entrepreneurs who haven't been through this before... they…

— Mitchell Kapor

If your business had no risk, you could go get a bank loan and call it a day. VCs like risks - without them,…

— Jose Ferreira

When I participate in a Series A deal with VCs, entrepreneur-friendly terms go out the window. VCs remain attached to age-old traditional industry terms.…

— Gil Penchina

I have been getting some offers of films. But more than films, I have been getting offers for serials which I have obviously declined.

— Priyamani

I'm really not interested in commercial ventures; this gives me enough time to pursue my passion and spend time with my family.

— Chef Damu

I have never been interested in personal gain or profit. This business and this studio have been my entire life.

— Walt Disney

When you're fundraising for a venture fund, you're supposed to not talk.

— Chris Sacca