“I think it's very gratifying that venture capital is starting to discover the deep sources of intellectual capital in New Mexico.”
Brian Birk
“If we're going to win the pennant, we've got to start thinking we're not as good as we think we are.”
Casey Stengel
“Whoever starts out toward the unknown must consent to venture alone”
Andre Gide
“But if I had to venture a guess I think we'll start trending higher up until the Fed meeting on Tuesday and then really take off. Unfortunately, the volumes remain anemic here so there's not a whole lot of action going on either way.”
Art Hogan
“Here's what you should say [to investor]: "This is what my company does..." It's that simple. What you're trying to do is get potential investors to fantasize about how your product or service will make a boatload of money. They can't fantasize if they don't know what you do.”
Contributed by: Maya Elhalal
Guy Kawasaki
“You say: "My goal is to build a world-class company." Investor thinks: "How about you ship and sell the first copy before we talk about world-class anything?"”
“You say: "The last time I contacted you, I..." Investor thinks: "I'm going to fire my secretary for putting this clown on my calendar again."”
