"I would say the most important slide is the conversation that happens before the slide opens. The ability to interface with a new person and an investor and relay your conviction is incredibly important."

"I don't care about TAM, especially in spaces that are incredibly well known. I don't need a TAM. I want to know what is your entry point and how are you going to be the LeBron James of making that market entry?"

"It is a little bit of an alarm bell for us because the CEO is the tip of the spear. They will drive the vision and execution of the company. And at 80 90, we don't like regime change."

"If the meeting goes well, I would not leave the meeting unless there is at minimum established that we want to talk in the next few weeks... have my number or my signal so that you can text because things do get lost in inbox."

"Those allocations, if I were a founder, I would preserve because I think they're worth their weight in gold. In a lot of ways, their hands are less tied than VCs and they can provide all of the strategic impact you need."