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" 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. "

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

" We think that there's a lot of opportunities in helping improve finding food, delivering food, ordering systems, notifications system, and its a very frequent purchase item for a lot of people. "

" 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. "

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

" We are trying to build large, lasting businesses. "

" I don't know if we're doing the optimal things that we can to try and connect different people on the planet with different points of view and not be so angry at each other. "

" 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. "

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

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

" 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'm better than probably 90 percent of the people out there. Doesn't mean I'm smart; probably means I'm lucky. "

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

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

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

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

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" Everybody in the industry thinks I'm the crazy person. "

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

" 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. "