"Most businesses should not raise venture capital. The default notion to try and raise venture capital for your startup idea should not be the case... I think venture capital is helpful when you're trying to condense time and there's a certain window of opportunity present."

"I don't even look at the market size. I don't look at the traction or the numbers. I want to try and grasp the origin story of that founder, how they learned of this problem, why they're trying to provide a solution to it... We really look for founders that have lived experience in the problem they're trying to solve."

"We are very focused on finding founders who are unique in their confidence and humility. They take advice when they need to take advice, but then they don't when they're pretty confident on their solution... You attract talent way better. Your team respects you. You're not just respected because you're the boss. You're respected because you inspire them."

"If I were a founder raising today, I would probably ask potential investors their advice for a problem you have, even if you already have the answer to the problem. Ask their advice and see what they say, how they respond... There's also a handful of investors that say, if the founder needs help from an investor, then they're not a good enough founder for us. Those are very cheap words."

"Go with who you enjoy corresponding with. If that person's made fewer investments or has a smaller fund than the other person, it's still a positive because you're going to have to correspond with them for a long time... pick on the investor more than the fund itself and who you enjoy working with."