Dave McClure quotes
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“Design is more important than technology in most consumer applications.”
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“The path to the mountain ahead of you? is not the path you took to the mountain you stand on.”
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“I figured maybe I had some talent as an investor… since it seemed like I was only a half-assed entrepreneur.”
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“The last 10 to 20 years you’d think that it has been all about VCs making money, because that’s all we hear about. But really it is all about VCs failing and failing to return capital and being f**king idiots. VCs are stupid. They are absolutely stupid. Does anyone want to challenge that statement? Does anyone think that VCs are not stupid?”
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“For the most effective pitch, focus 80% on the problem, 20% on the solution.”
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“Entrepreneurs usually don't listen to people. Trust them to do their job. Remember, you invested with the understanding the project was likely to fail.”
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“Wait until companies have an initial prototype, have shown that they have the potential to be profitable and have the ability to scale. That's the best time to invest.”
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“I think you want to show a level of transparency that breeds trust. You don't want to show a level of desperation that breeds concern.”
-- Dave McClureSource : "E1000000: F-bomb Friday with 500 Startups’ Dave McClure". Interview with Jason Calacanis, thisweekinstartups.com. November 16, 2013.
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“The last 10 to 20 years you’d think that it has been all about VCs making money, because that’s all we hear about. But really it is all about VCs failing and failing to return capital and being f**king idiots. VCs are stupid. They are absolutely stupid. Does anyone want to challenge that statement? Does anyone think that VCs are not stupid?”
-- Dave McClureSource : "Dave McClure is ripping VCs again: They’re f***ing arrogant and stupid a**holes" By John Cook, www.geekwire.com. August 22, 2012.
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“I don't understand technology, and I'm very scared of it.”
Source : "The Accidental Success of Adam Driver". Interview with Alex Morris, www.rollingstone.com. January 20, 2014.
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Source : "The Doctrine of Chances: Or, A Method of Calculating the Probabilities of Events in Play".
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“Helvetica is the jeans, and Univers the dinner jacket. Helvetica is here to stay.”
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“I think they are very important because westerns have a code and a symbolism.”
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