If you have an idea that you can't get out of your head, do a startup. Otherwise join a startup.

I get everything that satisfies my soul from bringing together objects that are in the world, manipulating them, working with spatial arrangements, and having things presented in the way I want to see them.

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

When I see people laughing at ideas and companies we have backed, I smile. It means we are going to make a lot of money on that investment.

Given New York City's cultural diversity, it has always attracted creative people.

When my dad was in Vietnam, we lost a parent for a year. Thank God we didn't lose a parent for good.

If you want to unleash more creativity in your company, you need to allow for a little contamination. It is the sand in the oyster that creates the pearl.