“The word ‘hard’ can make cowards out of people. But where I’m from, it’s not hard. It’s Thursday — or any day of the week. So it’s an opportunity to accomplish something other people are scared to even attempt”
@icecube, speaking to a full house at the #upfrontsummit
"Once companies get to a certain size, they should add society as a customer" - @reidhoffman on how growth companies can use the blitzscaling model to create positive social impact #upfrontsummit
“Look at a barrier in society and see if there is a way to take it down or look for an accelerant in society and find a way to make it faster” - @melindagates 🙌🏽🙌🏽 to a standing room only full crowd at #upfrontsummit
"The venture game is rigged for the rich. An easy way to democratize the venture process is to allow middle class citizens to participate in funding rounds."
@Jason#UpfrontSummit
“The day before Simple Life aired, my mom told me, ‘Stay the same sweet person you are.’ People forget where they came from. We are all human, and it’s so important to stay true to yourself.” #upfrontsummit@ParisHilton, interviewed by @Courtney_Reum of @M13Company
“We have seen time to decision shrink from 90 days to 9. We now have partner meetings twice a week to make sure we can move quickly enough” —@joshk@firstround#upfrontsummit
