We like to say at Khosla Ventures, and this is one of the reasons to do what we do, we'll take technical risks that nobody else will.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Every business and every product has risks. You can't get around it.
We're certainly interested in maximizing our return and doing it - we're interested in maximizing our return, but we're also interested in doing it over a long period of time and in doing it in a way that never endangers the firm from a survivability standpoint.
I'm very, very bullish about our prospects, and as I tell our board, as I tell our employees, this is the time to invest. There's so much opportunity. Let's just invest in that opportunity, and really get after it.
You don't get a chance to buy a company like NBCUniversal unless it's not doing well.
Don't ally your personal interests with the development of the company.
We're building a great company, and we're very excited about the future of the company.
I don't think it's a good idea to plan to sell a company.
A lot of web companies will take a short-term approach and sell to an incumbent and don't end up living up to their full potential.
The good news about building a company during times like this is that the companies that do succeed are going to be extremely strong and resilient.
One should proceed with caution. We may simply not be wise enough to do some of the kinds of engineering things that people are talking about doing.