There is always a critical job to be done. There is a sales door to be opened, a credit line to be established, a new important employee to be found, or a business technique to be learned. The venture investor must always be on call to advise, to persuade, to dissuade, to encourage, but always to help build. Then venture capital becomes true creative capital - creating growth for the company and financial success for the investing organization

You will get no where if you do not inspire people.

Be friendly but not chummy with your lawyers.

Without action, the world would still be an idea.

People who do well in life understand things that other people don't understand.

Always consider investing in a grade-A man with a grade-B idea. Never invest in a grade-B man with a grade-A idea.

Someone, somewhere, is making a product that will make your product obsolete.