Dave McClure

I must say I have turned down several great companies, so I'd probably say I have to keep learning. ”

While I'd like to believe that I'm not a bad or evil person, regardless, it's clear that some of my past actions have hurt or offended several women. And I probably deserve to be called a creep. ”

I aim to combine all the things I do in a comprehensive and holistic fashion that benefits startups and the people who make them grow. ”

There's been entrepreneurs working in the Valley for probably 50-60 years. It's not to say that you can't create that in other places, but I think people are a little bit impatient about creating the next Silicon Valley. ”

The earlier you invest, the higher that attrition rate is because it's compounded. We have a more scientific method of investment. ”

I bet on a lot of stuff that's low-priced, and most of it's going to go back down to zero. But some of it's going to go up. ”

Everyone has a different definition of risk. Sometimes that creates opportunities as well. ”

I don't know if we're doing the optimal things that we can to try and connect different people on the planet with different points of view and not be so angry at each other. ”

My role has been limited to focus on fiduciary obligations to our investors as a general partner of our funds. ”

There were never as many big businesses as people were piling money into in the late 90's or early 2000's. This is really a lesson to institutional investors about how much capital the market can absorb, and it's a 10-year adjustment cycle, and we're only beginning to wake up to that. ”