David Sze
David Sze
David Sze is an entrepreneur, investor, and managing partner at the venture capital firm Greylock Partners. His areas of focus include consumer Internet and services, media convergence, wireless data, and technology-assisted marketing services...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBusinessman
CountryUnited States of America
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backed concluded engine money vacuum walked
The story of Google is just when everyone concluded that a search engine would never make any money, everyone backed out of it, and Google walked into that vacuum and dominated.
cheaper companies created easier lots responding silly
Are there lots of companies being created because it is easier and cheaper than ever? Yes. Do lots of them have silly names? Yes. But these entrepreneurs are just responding to the market.
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The best early-stage venture capital investments appear obvious in retrospect; however, very few of them are actually obvious when you make them.
coming decisions family life market people time
It's a market where individuals are coming into their own and making their own decisions as to who they want to be, what they want to buy, what they want to do. It's the time in the life where people are the wealthiest. They don't have a family to support.
across business companies connect great people
A lot of great people come to Facebook. In our business, we're about how do we help connect our companies to great people across all levels.
company deal exam final four great scary six venture
There's a final exam in venture every four to six years. The scary thing is you need to get an 'A' in every discipline. You need to be on generational planning, need to be on great deal flow, need be on great outcomes, you need to be on great company building.
companies great investing options public stay whether
The most important thing for us is investing and making companies great, and then they have all the options they want, whether that's to go public or stay private.