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

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

" Companies that tend to survive are the rebels. "

" We often say if you have traction, lead with traction. Talk about specific customers, usage numbers, revenue metrics - anything like that that really is clearly explicit and factual. Get that out in front early. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" I think 'Shark Tank' is targeting companies that are really trying to raise their very first dollar. A lot of them aren't really tech focused. We're definitely going after companies that are building real technology, either software or hardware, they probably have raised a couple hundred thousand already. "

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

" 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. "

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

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

" Food tech has been kind of an area that we have been making a number of investments in. Kind of a big boring industry, but a lot of people eat. "

" 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. "

" Sometimes, we nerds of technology sort of don't think that the rules necessarily apply to us in the same way, but I think when you produce products that hundreds of millions of people, if not billions of people, are using, we have the same responsibilities as any other person representing the Fourth Estate. "

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

" 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. "

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

" 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 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 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. "

" 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. "

" Entrepreneurship is usually about people executing in the face of other folks telling them that it's not going to work. "

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

" Offline, anything is expensive. Online is much cheaper, usually, to do almost anything. "

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

" There's a mathematical way to get success. "

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