Arthur Rock

“Strategy is a commodity, execution is an art.”

“What I'm interested in is a market that is not yet defined.”

“Almost every deal I've done has been susceptible to being copied.”

“If you can't be a good example, then you'll just have to be a horrible warning.”

“A great jockey on a good horse is a much better bet than a good jockey on a great horse.”

“Venture capital is not a spectator sport.”

“What I am is a promoter. I am a promoter of the people that I invest in.”

“We have tried to get in on the ground floor, and even better, the basement, of a new industry.”

“I look for a person who has a dream and is willing to bet his or her life on that dream.”

“You don't start a company in a good economy. You start a company in a bad economy.”

“I try to invest in people who are smarter than I am.”

“I've always been more interested in the future than in the past.”

“Most great companies are built on a great idea.”

“The best ideas are the ones that are a little bit crazy.”