“This is the fourth start-up venture in which I've been involved and it definitely has been one of my most rewarding experiences, ... It's been an honor to lead the group of talented professionals we've assembled at Sprint PCS, and to work with the experienced and knowledgeable team at Sprint.”
Andrew Sukawaty
“Whoever starts out toward the unknown must consent to venture alone”
Andre Gide
“Venture a small fish to catch a great one”
English Proverb
“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?"”
Contributed by: Maya Elhalal
Guy Kawasaki
“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.”
“Although not immediately, the joint venture will help us to become a meaningful player in the market, one of the top three. We also expect the Chinese government to be auctioning 3G contracts in the next 12 months, which is bound to increase the demand for billing services.”
Yair Sakov
“I think it's very gratifying that venture capital is starting to discover the deep sources of intellectual capital in New Mexico.”
Brian Birk
