We live in a world where you're not being eaten by a lion when you fail, you just have to get another job.
Michael ArringtonThe problem isn't that Silicon Valley is keeping women down or not doing enough to encourage female entrepreneurs. The opposite is true. No, the problem is that not enough women want to become entrepreneurs.
Michael ArringtonJust pick a political story at random and read the comments. There is no logic or reason on either side - only hypocrisy and hate.
Michael ArringtonThat first company I started made a lot of money for the venture capitalists - nearly $30 million - but next to nothing for the founders. The companies I started after that varied between failures and mediocre successes. But at no point did I ever consider getting a 'real job.' That felt like a black and white world, and I wanted Technicolor.
Michael Arrington