37 Quotes by Kevin Rose

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    One of the things that I've always loved to do is brainstorm ideas with friends and get together and talk about what they're building... Essentially, my day-to-day is just going around and meeting entrepreneurs and talking to them about what they plan on launching.

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    The democratic approach to news is a very valuable thing. We're always going to be dependent on the quality of reporting of mainstream media.

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    Since news breaks on digg very quickly, we face the same issues as newspapers which print a retraction for a story that was misreported. The difference with digg is that equal play can be given to both sides of a story, whereas with a newspaper, a retraction or correction is usually buried.

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    The key to making money in angel investing is saying no. You meet with 100 companies and say no to 99 of them.

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    Digg is like your newspaper, but rather than a handful of editors determining what's on the front page, the masses do.

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    I focus on consumer Internet. Sometimes it's a working prototype; sometimes it's an idea on a napkin. I don't do a ton of deals a year, and I really like working with startups - it's the only way I can invest. It fits my ADD brain.

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    With Digg, users submit stories for review, but rather than allow an editor to decide which stories go on the homepage, the users do.

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