“I've always wanted to invest. That’s why I started working on Wall Street in the first place, back in 1986 when I went through the Salomon Brothers training program. My move to investing was delayed in part because I just loved what I was doing. I took a step back and said, ‘If I don’t do this now, I never will.”

—  Mary Meeker

Forbes: "Mary Meeker: New Job, But Still Queen of the 'Net" https://www.forbes.com/sites/ericsavitz/2012/07/19/mary-meeker-new-job-but-still-queen-of-the-net/#571d2644119a (19 July 2012)

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American venture capitalist and securities analyst 1959

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