Steve Blank Quotes

I think funding risky projects is very important.

Google Ventures has a direct financial incentive to ensure the companies we invest in succeed.

We worked personally with a lot of great VCs. They just work incredibly hard at supporting entrepreneurs and their companies.

If your business had no risk, you could go get a bank loan and call it a day. VCs like risks - without them, venture capital wouldn't exist. But they need to be risks that VCs are good at assessing and managing.

In my 40-plus years as a venture capitalist, I have come to appreciate the certainty a healthy economy provides for businesses both large and small.

You have venture capitalists. We view them as experts who also help finance your company and give directions and also some pretty candid discussions about what you have to do better.

Just as water is a key ingredient to growth on the farm, capital is required for businesses to thrive.

You can't be successful in business without taking risks. It's really that simple.

If you look at all the investments made during 'Dragons' Den,' the ratio of those that make it to those that don't is actually extremely high.

There is a reason companies raise money from investors, which is to invest in growth.

Anybody who can improve the business in the long run is a good buyer.

There's no such thing as wealth without risk.

Once we started making investments, we realized the same service we provided to artists was applicable to entrepreneurs as well.

Trust me: it's cool to invest.

I'm not looking to double my money with one golden opportunity.

I've had a lot of help... from Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz, venture capitalists. They've helped me out a ton.

Trust me: I know a good investment when I see one.

The first thing you need in order to make a business viable is to preserve a cash flow. I made sure I didn't have any financial backing or support.

Finding initial funds is the primary barrier most entrepreneurs face. Many people don't have three or six months' worth of savings to free themselves up to do months of unpaid legwork.

Investment in businesses creates sustainable jobs.

Success means making profits and avoiding losses.

What we are doing is increasing our focus on cash flow, return on investment, and value creation.

While it can be challenging for women with disruptive, technology-based ideas to acquire significant funding, in my experience, once I was able to raise that funding, I was met with droves of people offering to help me fulfill my dreams.

When the time is right, I'll start making investments and try to flip my money.

If your business is the right business, then money will never be an issue.