Every single industry is going through a major business model and technology oriented disruption.

Always look for these changing technology factors- any market that has a significant change in the underlying raw materials ...or enabling factors, is an environment that is about to change in a very significant way.

Listen to your customers, but don't always build exactly what they're telling you. This is a really key distinction around building enterprise software.

My mom is proud of me. But she might not be too happy about the hours I keep or how little I eat. I wake up so late that it would be inappropriate to have breakfast. At most, I will have a snack in the day and dinner. I realize that it's not the healthiest way to live, but it's all I really have time for.

Do things that incumbents can't or won't do because it's economically or technically infeasible.

Sometimes things are the way they are and can't be changed, other times it's because no one ever tried. Your job is to find the latter.

Entrepreneurship: 10% coach, 20% player, 30% cheerleader, 40% waterboy.