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" I actually find it's more interesting to play in the niches and find ways to apply technology to relatively straightforward problems. "

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" Usually, what I recommend to entrepreneurs is to focus on telling the problem first, about the customer or the person who has that problem. "

" I bet on a lot of stuff that's low-priced, and most of it's going to go back down to zero. But some of it's going to go up. "

" There's going to be a Google or a Facebook or a Zynga every three to five years. Those are really big ideas that do return substantial amounts of money. "

" While I'd like to believe that I'm not a bad or evil person, regardless, it's clear that some of my past actions have hurt or offended several women. And I probably deserve to be called a creep. "

" Europe is kind of fragmented. Africa is nascent; we've made a few investments, including four in Egypt. I visit 50-60 cities and 20-25 countries a year. The intent is to be a global fund, which takes time and prioritization. "

" It's pretty challenging for large funds to spend the time and energy necessary to get a meaningful return when most of the wins coming out are perhaps below $100 million exits and the ones above are very few and far between. "

" I made advances towards multiple women in work-related situations, where it was clearly inappropriate. I put people in compromising and inappropriate situations, and I selfishly took advantage of those situations where I should have known better. My behavior was inexcusable and wrong. "

" Most firms do two investments a year. They may talk to between 50 and 100 and do a couple, whereas we're talking to thousands and doing several hundred. "

" I won't say that 'shotgun' is the word I'd prefer to use, but we certainly do a lot of investments. "

" The earlier you invest, the higher that attrition rate is because it's compounded. We have a more scientific method of investment. "

" I think you'll see a lot more people in the Valley get more involved in politics. "

" Not everybody wants to be Mark Zuckerberg, but everybody wants to create a little piece of the American dream, the Silicon Valley version. I don't think that's a bad thing. "

" My personal failures aside, 500 has long supported a diverse community of entrepreneurs including women, minorities, LGTBQ, international, and other overlooked founders. "

" There were never as many big businesses as people were piling money into in the late 90's or early 2000's. This is really a lesson to institutional investors about how much capital the market can absorb, and it's a 10-year adjustment cycle, and we're only beginning to wake up to that. "

" Everyone has a different definition of risk. Sometimes that creates opportunities as well. "

" I aim to combine all the things I do in a comprehensive and holistic fashion that benefits startups and the people who make them grow. "

" There's this myopia among American venture capitalists to not go anywhere beyond Silicon Valley and New York. "

" Most of what we do is software, Internet, and mobile. A fair amount of that is transactional. "

" There's been entrepreneurs working in the Valley for probably 50-60 years. It's not to say that you can't create that in other places, but I think people are a little bit impatient about creating the next Silicon Valley. "

" With great power comes great responsibility. These are platforms with hundreds of millions of people. "

" I did pick Lyft, but Lyft didn't seem amazing. "

" I'm ashamed I didn't change my behavior until I was forced to do so by circumstance and by others. The reality is, I was stopped from further bad actions by those who spoke up about my offenses, at substantial risk to their personal and professional reputations... and subsequently, by Christine and others on the 500 team. "

" I must say I have turned down several great companies, so I'd probably say I have to keep learning. "

" I don't expect anyone to believe I will change, but I'm working on it. "

" We have to support the well-being of society. "

" The reason we invest globally is because we think that's where a lot of the growth is happening: around the world. "

" I want to invest in a functional product that people are using. "

" Hottest space that I think is interesting would be education, particularly, like, ages 3-10. "

" Even for a lot of people in the Valley who are more conservative, a lot of them find Trump to be incredibly offensive and a blowhard. "

" My role has been limited to focus on fiduciary obligations to our investors as a general partner of our funds. "