“There are lots of ways to make money in venture capital, and there are...” — Dan Levitan Quote

“There are lots of ways to make money in venture capital, and there are even more ways to be mediocre. The industry has too much money and too many smart people chasing too few great entrepreneurs.”

“We always talk about how you have to build a brand from the inside out, not the outside in. Brands are not wrappers. Brands are based on the values of the founders, and then they spread to the people who work for the company, and then that psychological contract is spread to the customer.”

“In the web products and services world, you have a real-time interaction with your customers, and then a real-time editing of how you as a company are doing.”

“I like geography. I could tell you the capital of any country you want.”

“Most entrepreneurs come up with a product, or they come up with an idea and they think they can be successful with it. But if they don't know the financial side of their business and understand credit and working capital and what it takes money-wise, you can't be successful. The product is just a product.”

“The human capital of most macroeconomists, heavily invested in demand management, was wiped out by the policy failures of the 1970s.”