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"The only way to scale was to hire great talent.” —Binny Bansal, Founder

"The reason why you’re an entrepreneur is so that you can write your own story…" —Ryan Smith, Co-founder & CEO

“Humility gives you the opportunity to course-correct fast. I think this is the most important business lesson that I ever had in my life.” —Daniel Dines, Co-founder & CEO

"You have to start somewhere. Just find your passion and lean into it.” — Whitney Wolfe Herd, Founder & CEO

"You need to be brutally honest with yourself as to what the world really wants, and not what you think it wants." — Peter Reinhardt, Co-founder & CEO

“Life is too short to do mediocre work and it is definitely too short to build shitty things.” —Stewart Butterfield, Co-founder & CEO

“There's a very long list of good ideas, but if you try to do all of them, you'll get absolutely nowhere.” –– Josh Silverman, CEO

"One of the things that I think was a benefit for me was the amount of reading that I was doing and while the advice was not given to me specifically, one of the things that I noted and read about Bill Gates early on was the amount of reading that he did, and he described that as the single greatest factor in his success." –– Clay Wilkes,

“What does it take to succeed it cyber security? It takes the same thing it takes to succeed in anything in life: a lot work and a lot of commitment.” –– Amit Yoran, Chairman & CEO

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"My biggest piece of advice is do something that you actually care about personally." — Will Shu, Co-founder & CEO

“You can’t focus on what everyone else is doing — it has to be about what’s really broken and what you can do to fix it.” —Drew Houston, Co-founder & CEO

“I’m not an inventor. I just want to make things better.” —Daniel Ek, Co-founder & CEO

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“Success is very addicting and thrilling, but I think setbacks teach you more.” —Jayshree Ulla, CEO & President

“I think tapping into your own personal passion is really key.” —Lynda Weinman, Co-founder & CEO

“Impeccability. When you say something, either you follow through with it, or you come back and renegotiate it.” –– Lynn Jurich, CEO & Co- Founder

"Every success, no matter how small, counts toward a larger goal." –– Pete Flint, CEO & C0-Founder

“The best leaders know their strengths and deficiencies, and plug the latter with complementary talent. Paul is everything that I’m not, which was essential to our success in the early days.” —Steve Hafner, Co-founder & CEO

“A big part of bringing a new product to the market is teaching the market about the product.” —Amr Awadallah, Co-founder

“Entrepreneurship is about creating change, not just companies.” —Mark Zuckerberg, Founder & CEO

“The bigger your ambitions are, the more you need help from others.” —Marc Lore, Co-founder & CEO

“Leadership is about time, it’s like being a parent – it’s important to invest your time it’s not just all about quality” — Jonas Nordlander, Co-founder

"When you look for your next big idea – don’t be afraid to be bold. You don’t always need to invent a new category.” — Micha Kaufman, Founder & CEO

“You have to work hard and aim high, because no one else is going to do it for you. Your big aspiration comes first — then you figure out a way to make it happen.” –– Alexa Von Tobel, Founder & CEO

"Stand as close as you can to people who are incredibly talented" –– Thomas Tull, Founder

"Pick something you’re absolutely passionate about.” —Scott Farquhar, Co-founder & Co-CEO

“Have courage to dream big and always think about the long term — not the next year but the next ten years.” —Ilkka Paananen, Co-founder & CEO

“It’s important to experiment. Once something sticks, go big. Be relentless about handling failure with persistence and positivity." ––Iqram Magdon-Ismail, Co-Founder

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"You need to make sure you’re passionate about the opportunity – if you can’t sleep at night because you’re not pursuing it, that’s when to take the plunge." –– Bill Ready, CEO

"Take your time. Don’t ship it before it’s ready." –– Greg Duffy, Co-founder & CEO

"When you think about great branding, they evoke an emotional response in the people that are buying those products, working with those companies, and they feel ownership over that brand. It motivates people to come together, to do great things – I think there’s opportunities to use that to your advantage as you’re looking to build a business." –– Joe Beda, Co-Founder

"Always listen to what customers are telling you. They hold your next milestone." –– Slavik Markovich, Co-Founder & CEO

"It’s your response to a setback that determines success or failure." –– Suresh Vasudevan, CEO

"As you progress in your career and life, you have to realize that there are certain thing got you to experience success as an induvial thus far because you are execution oriented, but as you grow into a manger and a leader it’s not about you it’s about enabling the team. It shifts from “me” to “we”. ––Ramin Sayar, President & CEO

"You can improve some of your skills over time, but your ego and how hard you work are components that you can control — and mastering what you can control makes a big impact."–– Dan Springer, CEO

"If you do the right thing for your customers, and you do the right thing by your employees, all the rest will fall into place. But the minute you don’t earn the trust of your customer every day and you stop innovating in service of them, you’re gonna start going backwards." –– Jennifer Tejada, CEO

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April 2017

Initial Growth Investment

Initial Growth Investment

Initial Growth Investment

August 2018

Follow-on

April 2017

Initial Growth Investment

April 2017

Initial Growth Investment

Initial Growth Investment

Initial Growth Investment

August 2018

Follow-on

April 2017

Initial Growth Investment

"Going after your dreams is achievable, the hardest part is getting started." –– TJ Parker, CEO & Founder

"You can have the dream and it can make a lot of sense. It’s right there. You should do it." –– Tom Chavez, CEO & Co-Founder

"It’s important to know the problem you’re solving, but also whether that problem has the opportunity to be a big business, and how you can win in that large market." –– Steve Loughlin, CEO & Co-Founder

"As a CEO, you need to be empathetic and really listen but you also need to reflect on the scope of your own authority. If a customer says 'can you sort this,' don't just blindly say yes because you're the CEO. Think about whether their request is necessarily something you can feasibly deal with." –– Wayne Jackson, CEO

Congrats on your Direct Listing, Squarespace Team!

First partner to exceptional teams everywhere

"Fail fast; evolve faster.” —George Kurtz, Co-founder & CEO

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Work at one of our portfolio companies.

"My biggest piece of advice is do something that you actually care about personally." — Will Shu, Co-founder & CEO

“You can’t focus on what everyone else is doing — it has to be about what’s really broken and what you can do to fix it.” —Drew Houston, Co-founder & CEO

“I’m not an inventor. I just want to make things better.” —Daniel Ek, Co-founder & CEO

"Pick something you’re absolutely passionate about.” —Scott Farquhar, Co-founder & Co-CEO

“Have courage to dream big and always think about the long term — not the next year but the next ten years.” —Ilkka Paananen, Co-founder & CEO

“It’s important to experiment. Once something sticks, go big. Be relentless about handling failure with persistence and positivity." ––Iqram Magdon-Ismail, Co-Founder

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