Advice Quote by David Bonderman

We really wake up every day trying to build businesses. That is the goal of private equity. It's a misnomer out there that private…

— Stephen Pagliuca

Private equity does pay very well, and my counterparts, guys that I grew up with who are still working at a number of firms,…

— Gerry Schwartz

For me, one of the highlights of being in the private equity world is that you need to learn a lot and very quickly…

— David Bonderman

Private equity helps produce strong companies, promotes innovation and spurs job growth.

— N. Robert Hammer

It's clear to me when you do private equity well, you're making companies more efficient and helping them grow and become more profitable. That…

— David Rubenstein

I have either run private equity funded companies or been a partner in a private equity fund since 1982. I've had a front row…

— N. Robert Hammer

I've probably done more venture capital deals and expansion financings than I have done private equity deals. But both are the same. Private equity…

— Stephen Pagliuca

Being a good private equity investor is more complicated than it seems. I would say that there are a few characteristics that are important.…

— David Bonderman

People in private equity complain that they have so much capital and so few places to invest. But you have lots of entrepreneurs trying…

— Clayton Christensen

“Oh, to be sure, there are the get-rich dreams that float in and out of idle conversation. But there are much headier rewards closer…

— Geoffrey A. Moore

If you're looking to become an entrepreneur then don't waste your time going to university or business school - just get on and do…

— Richard Branson

I am an entrepreneur, but not in the conventional sense. I have learnt business as time passed, but I do not have a B-school…

— Ekta Kapoor