Give me an entrepreneur with a lot of courage, gusto and who iterates rapidly, and I will back that person day in and day out.

A tremendous chief executive in a small market will never be great. All great companies start with great markets.

I was working on boats as a teenager, sweating like a pig during a summer job.

The venture industry is both quite vibrant and quite competitive.

Crystal-clear thinking is one of the things we look for - not a fancy slide pitch, but crystal-clear thinking.

Give me an entrepreneur with a lot of courage, gusto and who iterates rapidly, and I will back that person day in and day out.

In a downturn, aggressive PR and communications strategy is key.