Dan Levitan

There are lots of ways to make money in venture capital, and there are even more ways to be mediocre. The industry has too much money and too many smart people chasing too few great entrepreneurs.

As a lot of the venture capital world seems to be shifting away from consumer, we want to make sure that consumer entrepreneurs know there's still money available.

We can find a great sector or business, but we're investing so early that unless there's this tenacious grit, determination, resourcefulness, ability to evolve, it won't work.

A teacher must believe in the value and interest of his subject as a doctor believes in health.

Without effective protection of the citizens' right to property, it will be difficult to attract and accumulate valuable capital.

In a world of commoditized knowledge, the returns go to the companies who can produce non-standard knowledge.