Financial Stake Quotes

You're only the boss if you put up your own money.

We definitely stand behind Theranos in the sense of, we are an investor, and we want them to succeed.

You can't put your name, recognition, your money in a company without having share in the control.

I'm a shareholder in Microsoft Corp. of some size, and while I don't work for the place anymore, I think a lot about that investment, how - as an outsider - might I add value or not add value? Do I believe that things are headed in a good direction? So I wouldn't say I spend the majority of my time on that, but I spend some time on that as well.

When you pay for stuff, it has more of your interests in heart.

I never would have believed as a candidate for the U.S. Senate that the U.S. government could buy GM without a hearing, with no vote, yes or no. There are billions and billions of dollars at stake here.

I'm always ready to play for money.

It's only when people get involved, when there's money involved, that you have a lot opinions around you. I try not to listen to them too much.

Google Ventures has a direct financial incentive to ensure the companies we invest in succeed.

When you get a certain level of resources, and you want things a certain way, I find it difficult to get too belligerent because it's not my money.In this case it is. It’s a lot easier to stand your ground and say “I want it like this” when you know it’s your money you’re spending.

When you're invested in your own business, you're going to run it better. When people are financially responsible for whether their store succeeds, they're going to have that kind of entrepreneurial spirit that's harder to get if headquarters is running things.

I am the largest shareholder in SoftBank; I share the same interest as the other shareholders.

When people have their own money at stake, it's a lot easier to find and settle on practical, no-nonsense solutions to engineering problems than is ever the case in the complex and endless deliberations of a government bureaucracy.

This would have been a great game to watch if we didn't have any money on it.

Shareholders need to have a real interest in the companies they own. Too many are simply too busy - they are asleep at the wheel.

When people finance a movie, they have their own ideas and have things they want to change.

I will not start an initiative until I've spent my own money. Because if I spend my own money, people who want to get on board afterwards know that I am serious about it.

I don't care if it's a dollar or two dollars. If I'm governor, people should have skin in the game.

I consider myself a businessman, not a celebrity or a music star. When I'm getting involved with something I need to executive produce it or be a part of putting it together as an investor. I want to play both sides. That's more important to me than just being a celebrity.

I am probably the biggest equity investor in the history of modern Russia.