On the real story of building a tech startup: “Deep, deep uncertainty. Every minute of every day.” (Click to tweet)
On overcoming uncertainty: “Every single piece of it is ripe with insecurity and your job as a founder is to fight all of that. Stay optimistic, be confident, lead, and put the company in a position to succeed.”
On making decisions: “If the downside is limited, the upside is incredible, and the effort is little to medium it is a no brainer. You have to make that decision.”
On investing: “Each deal you do has to be better than the last one from an excitement standpoint.” (Click to tweet)
On reaching out to investors: “You’re looking for somebody to put in the effort. I’m not a bank. I’m not here to do transactions. I’m here to build relationships.” (Click to tweet)
On personal growth: “I had to not do it. I had to be great at it.” (Click to tweet)
On avoiding conformity as a founder: “It’s a deep amount of conviction. It’s a deep amount of confidence. It’s a deep amount of thoughtfulness where every time you have the opportunity to hedge a bet in a safe direction or in a direction that isn’t what you believe you need to fight it.”
On intuition: “There’s very little that somebody should be able to say to you from the outside that stops you in your tracks.” (Click to tweet)
On success: “The answer isn’t a specific answer, and that’s the key. There’s no script. You have to win. You have to catch somebody’s attention. You have to stop them in their tracks.”