“So these are my top 10, shall I say, discoveries, lessons, and rules for entrepreneurs and intrepreneurs–for all of you who are trying to change the world. The first thing I learned is that the people who change the world–the people who really make a difference–aren’t motivated by money. I learned this lesson the hard way because as a venture capitalist we have to fund people, and as an entrepreneur I have to raise money. I noticed something 20 years later, which is that the people who failed were the ones who said, ‘We want to make money, that’s what motivates us.’”

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