David Cohen

I think entrepreneurs really appreciate directness and honesty, coupled with empathy. ”

I'm an investor in a lot of things that have to do with human-computer interaction. ”

If I'm an entrepreneur and I have an idea, and I don't have the development talent around me but I need to find a developer, I would do my selection just like I would with hiring an employee. ”

I think just calling up a VC and saying 'I want to pitch you' is an enormous waste of time. ”

People are starting companies at young ages. They fail fast, learn a lot, and keep going. ”

If you're pitching to investors for the first time and expecting them to be so blown away by how thoroughly amazing your pitch is that they write a check on the spot - well, prepare to be disappointed. ”

I've done a bunch of consulting; I've actually spent time in Singapore, England, Denmark, all over. ”

The Internet is full of choices, and nobody is going to make the choice to use a product that is hard to use or unattractive. ”

Consumers have zero time for products that are not simple, intuitive, and attractive to use. This is especially true with Internet products, where clean and useful design is a prerequisite to keeping anyone on your site for more than 30 seconds. ”

We're pretty broad as investors. Our thesis is work with great entrepreneurs that believe they can change the world. But there are specific areas that we get excited about - areas like hard tech, deep tech, companies that deal with really difficult technology, etc. ”