Money was invented for a reason. We've seen people try to use beans, etc. and it doesn't work.

Founders should think of their company as a product and build it and shape it with the same passion and care.

You have to put yourself in a position to be lucky.

It's important to choose initial investors who are not twitchy and rushing for an exit. Wall Street's quarter-by-quarter lens may make the CEO make sub-optimal long-term decisions.

Money was invented for a reason. We've seen people try to use beans, etc. and it doesn't work.

I try getting in front of as many opportunities as possible, but in the late '90s, I had no idea that I'd end up being CFO of a technology company. I'd no idea what venture capital was.

You don't want to be the site that people should use. You want to be the site they can't stop using.