You intentionally start small, because you will not be able to compete with an incumbent... because the incumbent is always going to go for the full solution.

I tend to not discriminate when it comes to people I can learn from. Basically, if someone has built a meaningful business in software, technology or media, faced disruption and adversity, and overcame underdog status, I want to know how they did it.

If you're waiting for encouragement from others, you're doing it wrong. By the time people think an idea is good, it's probably too late.

My workday begins around 11 A.M., with a cup of black coffee in each hand. If I had more hands, there would be more coffee.

My dad is a chemical engineer, and my mom was a teacher. They were pretty serious about education, but I always thought about things a little bit differently.

Innovation in tech favors the naive and the stubborn. If you are too rational you won't tackle problems that others once failed at.

The benefit to building a startup is that customers don't have the same kind of friction when they adopt new technology.