Business Quote by Sam Hinkie

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'll say this: I can't think of one instance in my 20 years in venture capital in which I have wanted to sell a…

— Douglas Leone

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

— Mitch Kapor

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

“Building a business doesn't mean getting venture capital funding. It means finding customers and making money.”

— Ziad K. Abdelnour

I try getting in front of as many opportunities as possible, but in the late '90s, I had no idea that I'd end up…

— Roelof Botha

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

— Marc Andreessen

“Investing is a business, investment is a project and investor is a promoter.”

— Vijay Kedia

I am a partner at CrunchFund, a venture capital firm with investments in many startups around the world. I am also a limited partner…

— Michael Arrington

Venture capital is a dynamic and people-driven business.

— Steve Jurvetson

There I was - 20 years old, living in Ireland, and I'd never heard the word 'venture capitalist.' But I'd said that I wanted…

— Chris Sacca

I wanted to be a venture capitalist and join Sequoia Capital. They've financed and helped built some really special and enormously successful companies, including…

— Alfred Lin