Alan Patricof
Alan Patricof

Cloud computing eliminates capital expenditure, so you can go global very quickly - you don't have to have extensive servers in every country.

Alan Patricof
Alan Patricof

My philosophy, in a nutshell, is to wipe out the greatest amount of risk with the least amount of money.

Alan Patricof
Alan Patricof

All American consumers have the same needs - to buy great consumer products, with savings and value, and with the convenience of easy delivery.

Alan Patricof
Alan Patricof

I didn't understand the culture and what Starbucks was really about. It wasn't a coffee shop. It was really a way of life... we suffer from thinking that since we have it in New York, or it won't work in New York, that it won't work some other place. That's a discipline we keep trying to improve.

Alan Patricof
Alan Patricof

I got my first job the old-fashioned way: I took an elevator to the top floor of many buildings and walked down floor by floor on the stairs going into every firm and asking the receptionist if she knew of any jobs available.

Alan Patricof
Alan Patricof

Every venture capitalist says at some point, 'I wish I could run this company myself' - to be the entrepreneur instead of the investor.

Alan Patricof
Alan Patricof

Your initial instincts about investments and people are usually correct. We do a lot of due diligence in this business and most of the time it comes out where we started.

Alan Patricof
Alan Patricof

I love art; I collect mostly modern art.

Alan Patricof
Alan Patricof

I got my first job at a firm called Naess & Thomas.

Alan Patricof
Alan Patricof

As a venture capitalist, I invest in people and ideas that are fresh, vibrant, and willing to disrupt the market. As a political donor, I like to see the same energy in the people I support.

Alan Patricof
Alan Patricof

In my 40-plus years as a venture capitalist, I have come to appreciate the certainty a healthy economy provides for businesses both large and small.

Alan Patricof
Alan Patricof

Our national debt poses a threat to all Americans and is particularly troublesome both for well-established businesses and for those seeking to enter into the marketplace.

Alan Patricof
Alan Patricof

As someone who understands what's needed for entrepreneurs and start-up companies to succeed, I can tell you there is nothing more integral to their success than operating in a stable financial system.

Alan Patricof
Alan Patricof

Like many of my friends and associates, I am a life-long Democrat. We have a rock-solid commitment to supporting the political party that we so strongly believe offers the most promising vision of America: one that recognizes the proper role of government, the importance of compassion, and the value of diversity.

Alan Patricof
Alan Patricof

It's actually a pretty basic concept: when businesses feel secure and confident, they are more likely to grow, hire, and invest. Conversely, when the economy is unstable, businesses often become much more risk averse, and in many cases, they're forced to make undesirable cuts that affect their bottom line.

Alan Patricof
Alan Patricof

In times of huge fiscal deficits, no new revenues can be ignored, and renouncing any becomes well nigh politically impossible.

Alan Patricof
Alan Patricof

The Enterprise Value Tax is unprecedented, punitive, and has no justification in the tax code.

Alan Patricof
Alan Patricof

It's tough, no matter how good your technology is, to police every single comment coming up.

Alan Patricof
Alan Patricof

Google is addictive.

Alan Patricof
Alan Patricof

I think CSR, corporate social responsibility, is something that is becoming front and center.