Mark Heesen Quotations

Otherwise, we could begin to see the impact in performance across the board.

At the end of the day, most VCs would tell you that you'd get a bigger bang for your buck out of an IPO than an acquisition but the public markets are not as ebullient as they could be so we probably will see more acquisitions,

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.

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

They actually want these guys for more than their money.

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.

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

Bob Grady has a personal passion that will serve our members well as we broaden our public policy focus. Further, our new board members bring to the association additional energy and enthusiasm for the industry's largest challenges and we are looking forward to another productive year.

We're hearing much more about elbows being thrown, especially if you're talking to people in Silicon Valley. There's a lot of competition out there.

We are turning away money at this point. We will raise about $25 billion this year. In talking with many venture capital firms, I think we could have raised $100 billion if we wanted that money.