The one thing I didn't do that was kind of controversial was go work for a daily paper, because I didn't like that kind of journalism, and I'm glad I didn't because that's the business model that's going totally extinct. Sarah Lacy businesscontroversialdaily share on social
I always want to have San Francisco as my home and my base. I'm a business reporter - that's what I do and what I enjoy - and I don't know another place on the planet that would be as fascinating to cover. Sarah Lacy basebusinesscover share on social
If Mark Zuckerberg doesn't understand something, it's not defeat. It's not even something he has to accept. It's merely a challenge he needs to engineer his way out of, and that includes human emotions and relationships. Sarah Lacy acceptchallengedefeat share on social
You know what works in venture capital? A group of incredibly smart, connected people who have the financial wherewithal and risk appetite to make multi-million dollar bets on unproven ideas and inexperienced founders. People who can make decisions quickly, and who spend their time trying to help entrepreneurs make the most of that cash. Sarah Lacy appetitebetcapital share on social
Get a lawyer to look at your contract or beware. Because no company - evil or not - is going to do it for you. Sarah Lacy bewarecompanycontract Change image and share on social
The best entrepreneurs know when to ignore sage advice. Sarah Lacy adviceentrepreneurignore Change image and share on social
Benefitting from a job bubble is not only a first world problem, it's an upper-class-educated-lucky-to-be-in-the-right-industry-at-the-right-time kind of first world problem. Sarah Lacy benefitbubbleclass Change image and share on social
The biggest barrier to starting a company isn't ideas, funding or experience. It's excuses. Sarah Lacy barrierbigcompany Change image and share on social
One of the nice things about being a private company is operating without the intensity of public glare. It's hard to grow a company under a microscope of constant second guessing. Sarah Lacy companyconstantglare Change image and share on social
As I've written before, China's ability to be the assembly line to the world wasn't where its role in the global economy ended; it was where it began. An ability to make products cheaper than anywhere else gave way to an ability to make high end products more nimbly than anywhere else. Sarah Lacy abilityassemblybegin share on social