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In a downturn, aggressive PR and communications strategy is key.
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A tremendous chief executive in a small market will never be great. All great companies start with great markets.
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Crystal-clear thinking is one of the things we look for - not a fancy slide pitch, but crystal-clear thinking.
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Give me an entrepreneur with a lot of courage, gusto and who iterates rapidly, and I will back that person day in and day out.
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I was working on boats as a teenager, sweating like a pig during a summer job.
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Be incredibly, ruthlessly selfish with your equity.
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The venture industry is both quite vibrant and quite competitive.
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Guys like me on the investor side are a dime a dozen.
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