I can make it very clear: I get paid if we make good investments. And if we don't, I don't get paid. I have no incentive to sell our companies to Google; the entrepreneurs get to decide that. We are minority shareholders. Bill Maris clearcompanydecide share on social
When you build relationships with entrepreneurs, they're not trying to optimize on price. Bill Maris buildentrepreneuroptimize Change image and share on social
There are a lot of billionaires in Silicon Valley, but in the end, we are all heading to the same place. If given the choice between making a lot of money or finding a way to make people live longer, what do you choose? Bill Maris billionairechoicechoose share on social
Healthcare is becoming part of information technology. Bill Maris healthcareinformationpart Change image and share on social
During the 2000 bubble, many companies rushed to go public before they had any revenue. Bill Maris bubblecompanypublic Change image and share on social
If you want to invest in early-stage technologies, putting a timeframe on it does behold you to Silicon Valley economics. You've got a certain time period where you have to make the money. And you have to invest that money whether you find good companies or not. Bill Maris beholdcompanyearly share on social
Time is the one thing I can't get back and can't give back to you. Bill Maris backgivething Change image and share on social
VC firms are... responsible for the full life cycle of a company: they find it, help it grow, open up a Rolodex, and sell it. Bill Maris companycyclefind Change image and share on social
The reality is regulation often lags behind innovation. Bill Maris innovationlagreality Change image and share on social
Humans are terrible at predicting the future. We really overestimate what we can do in the short term and underestimate what we can do in the long term... If we can glimpse even a couple of years into the future, even that's difficult to do. Bill Maris coupledifficultfuture share on social
