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" I don't like to talk about myself. I like to talk about stuff that's happening, stuff that's going to happen, and the people who are going to make it happen. "

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" Many artists stick to making and hire a manager to focus on their business. Artists that build websites and mobile apps can do that, too. "

" I'm a free speech bigot. I don't like censorship; I just don't think it's a good thing. "

" The entire world is now a rival to Silicon Valley. No country, state, region, nor city has a lock on innovation in technology anymore. "

" Being an entrepreneur is hard. Having supportive and caring investors helps. "

" It takes great salesmanship to convince a customer to buy something from you that isn't built or isn't finished. "

" The best talent in the venture industry doesn't work in large companies and won't work in large companies. "

" Money is information, like bits. "

" 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. "

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" The venture business is a bit of an apprenticeship business, so the firm I worked for didn't let me make an investment until I was 30. That was probably a very smart thing. "

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" I'm not saying M.B.A.s can't be great entrepreneurs. They can. But you don't need a degree to figure out it's costing you $5,000 per month to run your business, so you need $30,000 to keep it going for six more months. "

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