I'm really interested in the intersection between reputation, identity, and knowledge.

The entire world is now a rival to Silicon Valley. No country, state, region, nor city has a lock on innovation in technology anymore.

Equity capital is expensive. Every time you do a raise, you dilute.

The fact is that the amount of money startups raise in their seed and Series A rounds is inversely correlated with success

Venture capitalists are professional money managers. We are provided capital to invest as long as we can return it to our investors with a strong return in a reasonable amount of time. A strong return is three times cash on cash. A reasonable amount of time is ten years max.

I think 'crazy' is a compliment. I think you make money with people who are crazy.

You simply can't be tentative in a startup. You have to go for it at every chance you get. And if the leader of the organization is anxious, his or her fear pervades the organization. Everything comes from the top in a company. So if you are starting a company or building one, face your fears and move past them. It's critically important to your company.