Roelof Botha Quotes

#1. I try getting in front of as many opportunities as possible, but in the late '90s, I had no idea that I'd end up being CFO of a technology company. I'd no idea what venture capital was.

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#2. You don't want to be the site that people should use. You want to be the site they can't stop using.

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#3. Israel has incredible entrepreneurial spirit and a deep bench of technology talent.

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#4. It's important to choose initial investors who are not twitchy and rushing for an exit. Wall Street's quarter-by-quarter lens may make the CEO make sub-optimal long-term decisions.

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#5. At Sequoia, we have opened offices in China and India, and we have made a handful of investments in Latin America/Brazil.

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#6. Money was invented for a reason. We've seen people try to use beans, etc. and it doesn't work.

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#7. If you are in Mountain View, you don't resonate with the needs of urban dwellers. Tumblr couldn't have emerged in Sunnyvale.

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#8. I am sure innovation will blossom around the world, given that the Internet and mobile platforms enable innovators anywhere in the world to reach a global market with ease.

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#9. Founders should think of their company as a product and build it and shape it with the same passion and care.

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#10. You have to put yourself in a position to be lucky.

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#11. I think of myself as just another consumer.

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