venture capital is actually team sport. the Midas Award goes to a person, not a firm. that’s insane and will change. - Auren Hoffman

Working at a data company is like being an archivist at the Library of Congress.
You know your job is important but you also know it is a supporting role that helps other people shine.
you don’t write the Constitution, but you help preserve it.

the best acquisitions are integrated into the mothership very slowly and methodically. the hard part is figuring out what to integrate (and in what order). there is no playbook -- every company is different

a healthy society is one where the growth in the number of players exceeds the growth in the number of referees