15 Quotes by Mark Heesen

A venture capitalist would rather work with three large institutional investors who give him $50 million rather than 10 individuals who give him $5 million each.

It's not like a venture capitalist is going to see a payback immediately or even in the next couple years.

The biggest issue facing those who want to go out on their own is the ability to raise a fund without the name of the company you left behind.

It's a never-ending battle as to whether to keep it within the corporation. There's pros and cons on both sides.

But you also have to be very cognizant and look at why that fund didn't do well, ... It's one thing if it was the economy that helped bring that fund down. But if it was reasons internal to the firm, that's different.

These individuals are thinking about the same issues but their perspectives and priorities often differ.