Aileen Lee Quotes
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If you're looking to grow your user base, is there a best way to cost-effectively attract valuable users? I'm increasingly convinced the best way is by harnessing a concept called social proof, a relatively untapped gold mine in the age of the social web.
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Starting a company and being a founder is really hard, and most companies fail. You really have to have a deep commitment and belief in it and be willing to see it through many ups and downs.
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I think it's embarrassing for our industry that we have such low diversity across senior-level management at all of the mainstream, top-tier venture capital firms.
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I think there are many things that we can do today to make it a better work environment that is more supportive and encouraging of diversity.
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Female users are the unsung heroines behind the most engaging, fastest growing, and most valuable consumer Internet and e-commerce companies.
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What is social proof? Put simply, it's the positive influence created when someone finds out that others are doing something. It's also known as informational social influence.
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There are a lot of benefits to having a team of young people, but there are many benefits to having people who've made a lot of mistakes.
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Over the long term, there will be many more billion-dollar technology companies than there are today.
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There's an opportunity to make your board - and your company - smarter by adding diversity, especially of gender.
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I have a tremendous network of friends and colleagues at other firms.
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Many entrepreneurs, and the venture investors who back them, seek to build billion-dollar companies.
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Immigrants play a huge role in the founding and value creation of today's tech companies. We wonder how much more value could be created if it were easier to get a work visa.
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We're in this incredible age where new brands are making people's lives easier, more convenient, more personalized.
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Sequoia is a firm that a lot of people across tech and the Valley look to, and I think they're setting an important example in adding new diversity to their team.
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The world is diverse, and having a professional team that mirrors the world is going to be more helpful for us.
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What's the word to describe the thing that all of us are trying to do, which is to found or work for or invest in a company that is the winner of all winners?
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Women are going to be a huge force in developing Web and mobile companies.
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Relative to all the start-ups out there, getting a valuation of $1 billion is rarely accomplished.
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Most VC firms are looking to bring in women because of the great consumer cycle.
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If someone was having some surgery that was going to put them out for three months, it's something you should consider, with a man or a woman. What is the impact of having the C.E.O. or visionary out for three months?