The chance of failure is almost always better than the guarantee of never knowing.

Startups live at the intersection of existential crisis and everything going perfectly great.

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.

The only way to avoid disruption is to constantly do what you would if you were just starting out.

I think people are always able to achieve more than they think they can. While that’s cliche, I don’t know if managers think about that enough. You have to set your sights extremely high.

We're going from a world of customized software to standardized platforms.

Too little process and you can't get good work done. Too much process and you can't get any work done. Most companies never find the middle.