Quotes from Gary Rivlin

That's what's scary about being a venture capitalist and also what makes it so fascinating a world. "This is a business about risk," Ibrahim observed. "The people who are rewarded are the ones who stick their neck out, not the people happy in the pack." The braver the VC, the dumber he or she is likely to look after making a mistake. "Part of being a VC is the risk of making a really stupid investment," she said.

Modern communication isn't about truth, it's about a resonant narrative. The myth about PR is that you will educate and inform people. No. The public wants to be told in a story who to like and who to hate.