“It’s a misperception, especially the playboy. I do have a Bentley. I do go out. I’d rather not go into personal details.”

Facebook cofounder Eduardo Saverin, on the image people have of him based on what they see on the social network, New York Times, 17 May 2012

“We intend to use some of this funding as a cushion in case of macroeconomic changes.”

Quora cofounder Adam D’Angelo, on his plans to put a chunk of the $50 million in change he raised for his company in the bank, Quora, 14 May 2012

“I think Scott Thompson did a great job at PayPal. I think he’s a very talented leader and I believe he can help Yahoo. I hope they get through this and he can continue to do the very challenging job he’s got of helping to turn Yahoo around. I’m Scott’s biggest fan.”

eBay CEO John Donahoe, on the troubles of his former protégé, Bloomberg, 9 May 2012

“It sucks and it hurts my feelings, but it hasn’t stopped me from taking risks. I have this faith that we’re going to get there, that we’re going to pull it out.”

Color founder Bill Nguyen, on being the butt of jokes in Silicon Valley for his company’s failed app, Bloomberg, 7 May 2012

“Although there are risks in moving too fast, companies often don’t survive long enough to apologize for moving too slow.”

Groupon CEO Andrew Mason, demonstrating his utter unfamiliarity with the giant zombies of Silicon Valley, Business Insider, 7 May 2012

“As I told you on Friday, the board is reviewing the issue and I will provide whatever they need from me. In the meantime, I want you to know how deeply I regret how this issue has affected the company and all of you.”

Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson, expressing how sorry he is that he was caught lying on his résumé, AllThingsD, 7 May 2012

“It’s almost like if you don’t pivot three or four times you’re doing it wrong.”

Evernote CEO Phil Libin, on parlaying a foolish consistency into a $1 billion valuation for his online-storage company, AllThingsD, 3 May 2012

“If it’s been done before, you know, you’re not really an entrepreneur.”

PayPal cofounder turned Facebook backer Peter Thiel, on how one should avoid doing silly things like launching yet another online-payments startup or the umpteenth social network, Forbes, 29 April 2012

“Scott Thompson’s degree at Stonehill College was in bachelor science in accounting [sic]. There was an inadvertent error that stated Mr. Thompson also holds a degree in computer science.”

An unnamed Yahoo spokesperson, displaying the attention to detail that let false information about CEO Scott Thompson’s college degree get published in SEC filings in the first place, AllThingsD, 3 May 2012

“The government should get out and shut down Tech City.”

British tech gadfly Milo Yiannopoulos, explaining that London’s startup district is so popular that nobody goes there anymore, International Business Times, 2 May 2012