David Cohen Quotes

Good companies are always fundraising. Whether you're meeting people or considering firms, you're always fundraising.

A lot of people can raise money.

Raising money, like sausage-making, ain't pretty to see, and it would be just criminally naive to rely on the big hearts of big donors.

The secret to fundraising comes down to three magic words: before, more, and strategic.

I approached fundraising as an opportunity to align myself with partners who have more varied experience and diverse backgrounds than I do to help bring Glossier to life.

I didn't go on a campaign of developers asking, 'Please give me money.'

I know about raising money.

I don't think anyone enjoys raising money, but for some reason I seem to have a knack.

Finance is critical. If sufficient investment is made in infrastructure and venture capital is made available, there will be a big improvement in the situation.

Donors want to meet famous people, and getting a high profile draw for a fundraiser is one way to boost both the crowd and the cash. It's why the president and the vice president are always in demand. These folks are in demand because people around the country want to meet them.

Dear PAC Pardner: There's not much money left under my mattress, and I need to start building my corral for the next roundup, so I need your help in rustling up some pesos.

Fundraising is a long and distracting process, and by the end of it, all you want to do is go back to building the product that you're working on.

Entrepreneurs can benefit a lot from the right help and advice, and you can avoid costly mistakes. You can get incredible leverage in hiring people who wouldn't even talk to you if you have the right help. An investor isn't about money - it's about the help and advice you can get.

I was never a good fundraiser.

I am good at raising money.

I think fundraising has a lot to do with political viability.

It's very easy to do a fundraiser and spend a lot of money on food and venue and not raise any money. You really do need to twist people's arms into giving, even if they support you.

Learn to raise capital by any means necessary. That's your primary job as an entrepreneur. You must continually raise capital from family and friends, banks, suppliers, customers and investors.

Congressmen spend between five and seven hours a day on the phone, begging for money.

The new rule of thumb is that 80% of a president's time must be spent in raising funds for their schools.

Non-profits must become deeply engaged in the ways that their donor communities are using social technology.

Usually with things, you go where you can find the financing to do it.

The big hurdle is going out and raising the revenue. There's no doubt about that; it's an uphill battle.

In this business, life is one long fund-raising effort.

The question now is does Obama have any hope of raising money? I don't think he'll raise it out of the New York people, I don't think he's going to raise it out the Hollywood people, so where's the money going to come from for Barack Obama?