“ The great venture capitalists recognize that their existence is dependent on entrepreneurs. ”

Brad Feld

“ It is in the best of interest of all venture capitalists to say that they are doing new deals even when they are not. ”

Stuart Ellman

“ The venture capital model is broken at worst, and dysfunctional at best. ”

Dan Primack

“ Bad VCs bug entrepreneurs about stupid shit that just really doesn’t matter. ”

Fred Wilson

“ We (VCs) are like the entrepreneur’s older brother — we help them, support them, but we kick their ass when needed. ”

Jeff Clavier

“ Actually if you have a thousand people going out launching shit, for 100k or 200k, the one that can raise 5 million and deploy that effectively has a huge competitive advantage. ”

Reid Hoffman (via jdg)

“ There’s always been too much money in venture capital. ”

Tom Perkins

“ With VCs, if you want money, ask for advice — and vice versa. When they offer money, make sure you get advice. When they go out of their way to offer advice, watch your wallet. ”

Scott Rafer

“ VCs aren’t ‘giving’ you money. They’re buying your stock. Don’t tolerate them acting like it’s a favor. ”

Chris Sacca

“ This is not a time to panic, cut off all investment in the future, and burrow into a dark hole. Take a page from the packaged goods industry that the time to gain market share is during tough times when your competitors are weaker in responding. ”

Alan Patricof