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Ron Conway

Ron Conway Books

Angel investor

Ron Conway, born on March 9, 1951, is a renowned angel investor known for his early investments in numerous tech startups, including Google, Facebook, and LinkedIn. His investment philosophy emphasizes long-term support and resource allocation to startups, and his successful track record has made him a legend in the venture capital community.

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“Have a huge work ethic, be ambitious, aggressive, tough.”

Huge Ethics Tough Aggressive Ambitious Work Ethic

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“I invest because I love helping entrepreneurs and watching them learn and succeed. In my opinion your motives are driven by self serving factors around ego satisfaction and "making a buck". My motives and values are very different.”

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“You have learn to hire a management team, you have to learn how to manage You have to want success so badly that you learn how to manage.”

Want Team Management Manage

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“As an investor I cannot tell that. We cannot predict the success or failure.”

Investors Success Or Failure

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“I think for technology and innovation we have to ignore politics.”

Thinking Technology Innovation Technology And Innovation

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“Any time is a good time to start a company.”

Company Good Times

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“You don't need a business plan. You don't need to have an MBA. All you need is a great idea. Anything is possible and you can accomplish it.”

Needs Ideas Plans Accomplish Great Idea Anything Is Possible Business Plan Mba

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“As a founder you have to build a team some day, so why not start the day you found the company?”

Found Company Team Why Not Founders Start The Day

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“Now the tech community is popping up and saying, 'We do need to be involved in our surroundings.'”

Needs Community Involved Surroundings Knitting Popping

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“The tech community is a closely knit group, which is why it's so powerful. All of these companies have an affinity for each other, even if they compete with each other.”

Ifs Community Powerful Company Groups Affinity

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“By welcoming eager, talented workers, we expand America's potential for growth, and our competitive culture of invention and possibility.”

America Culture Growth Possibility Workers Invention Welcome

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“Entrepreneurs, because they need money, they are willing to share their crystal ball with someone like me. That's the best thing ever.”

Needs Share Willing Balls Entrepreneur Like Me Best Things Crystals Need Money Crystal Ball

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“The more angels we have in Silicon Valley, the better. We are funding innovation. We are funding the next Facebook, Google, and Twitter.”

Next Angel Innovation Valleys Google Funding Silicon Silicon Valley

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“As the tech industry continues to grow and sprout successful startups across the country, it is important that we understand our responsibility to affect positive change in our communities.”

Important Country Grows Community Responsibility Successful Industry Our Community Positive Change Sprouts

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“By working to ensure we live in a society that prioritizes public safety, education, and innovation, entrepreneurship can thrive and create a better world for all of us to live in.”

World Innovation Safety Entrepreneurship Thrive Prioritize Public Safety

Author:Ron Conway

“I never said I enjoy anything about using the Internet. I enjoy helping the entrepreneurs who are building this thing that I don't necessarily like or use.”

Said Helping Use Enjoy Building Internet Entrepreneur

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“I really don't have a lot of interest in national politics, and it's because I'm a skeptic. I think you can accomplish a lot more locally. I don't want to spin the wheels and not get anything done.”

Thinking Want Done Interest Accomplish Wheels Skeptic

Author:Ron Conway

“Tech people like to stick to their knitting, and they measure their accomplishments by the growth of their company. Now the tech community is popping up and saying, 'We do need to be involved in our surroundings.'”

People Needs Growth Community Company Involved Sticks Accomplishment Surroundings Knitting Popping

Author:Ron Conway

“Technology does more than delight, entertain and make our lives more convenient, it's also an agent for social good. That is why it's important for tech startups to stay informed about, and make a mark on, policies that impact them.”

Doe Important Social Technology Our Lives Policy Mark Impact Delight Agents Convenient Social Good

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Born: March 9, 1951
Known for: Angel investor
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