I don't like to talk about myself. I like to talk about stuff that's happening, stuff that's going to happen, and the people who are going to make it happen.

If you have an idea that you can't get out of your head, do a startup. Otherwise join a startup.

Ideas that most people derided as ridiculous have produced the best outcomes. Don't do the obvious thing.

I generally blog between 5:30 A.M. and 7 A.M. I will from time to time add something during the day, but for the most part blogging is an early morning activity for me.

Early in a startup, product decisions should be hunch driven. Later on, product decisions should be data driven.

The companies that do the best job on managing a user's privacy will be the companies that ultimately are the most successful.

Building product is not about having a large team to manage. It is about having a small team with the right people on it.

Markets come and go. Good business don't.

The fact is that the amount of money startups raise in their seed and Series A rounds is inversely correlated with success

Investing in management means building communication systems, business processes, feedback, and routines that let you scale the business and team as efficiently as possible.

I think 'crazy' is a compliment. I think you make money with people who are crazy.

If you can put this book down, it means you need more coffee and less sleep. After all, sleep is for the weak which is why I get 8 hours every night and 2 hours during the day and drink de-cafe.

The most fundamental thing about a person is desire. It defines them. Tell me what a person wants, truly wants, and I'll tell you who they are, and how to persuade them.

Avoid working in windowless environments for good health.

It's funny when you're a kid how you can acclimate to almost anything.

Sudden resolutions, like the sudden rise of mercury in a barometer, indicate little else than the variability of the weather.

If you're just mired in privilege, there's nothing to learn; learning appears to be over.

No failure in America, whether of love or money, is ever simple; it is always a kind of betrayal, of a mass of shadowy, shared hopes.

Truth should not be forced; it should simply manifest itself, like a woman who has in her privacy reflected and coolly decided to bestow herself upon a certain man.

Racing through the field and hunting make the mind wild.

Husbands and wives are equal partners. They have different but complementary responsibilities.