“There are so many people who try so hard and have such big dreams, and it doesn't happen for them.”

“From a pretty early age, I developed an interest in travel. I told my parents I wanted to live abroad, and they said, 'Well, you have to have money to do those things.'”

“Savvy companies are quietly changing up their boards of directors and teams, and this is giving them better collective intelligence, more community admiration, and better financial results.”

“Spend the first six to 12 months building a great product or service that people love, rather than chasing investors. When the time comes to engage investors, you will be meeting them from a position of strength. This makes all the difference.”

“I grew up in New Jersey and played sports and rode my bike around. It was a really nice time - kids didn't have cellphones then - and you knew everyone in the town.”

“There are so many people who try so hard and have such big dreams, and it doesn't happen for them.”

“When companies are private, founders can share more about their future dreams with investors; report less; and the shares are illiquid, constraining short-term changes in valuation.”

“A lot of the entrepreneurs and founders have big dreams and are on a mission to build things that the world has never seen before.”