Aileen Lee Quotes
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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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Women are the routers and amplifiers of the social web. And they are the rocket fuel of ecommerce.
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There is very little diversity among founders in the Unicorn Club.
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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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Why do investors seem to care about 'billion dollar exits?' Historically, top venture funds have driven returns from their ownership in just a few companies in a given fund of many companies.
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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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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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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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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.
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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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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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We're in this incredible age where new brands are making people's lives easier, more convenient, more personalized.
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I have a tremendous network of friends and colleagues at other firms.
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Most VC firms are looking to bring in women because of the great consumer cycle.
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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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Relative to all the start-ups out there, getting a valuation of $1 billion is rarely accomplished.
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Women are going to be a huge force in developing Web and mobile companies.
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Women are thought to be more social, more interested in relationships and connections, better at multi-tasking.
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The role and importance of females in companies can make a big difference.
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Especially when it comes to social and shopping, women rule the Internet.
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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?