I want to be in an industry where the upstarts can grow and displace the incumbents, because that's why there's so much innovation.

Raise $500 for a thing you care about because you actually get the experience of taking an idea and actually doing it. There are fewer and fewer excuses not to.

The people who are going to be succeeding are not going to be waiting around for anyone's permission.

The reality is, there's still so much we haven't yet figured out. There's still so much stuff that has not been made more, frankly, efficient.

If I'm at the University of Georgia and I can't inspire this room full of students, OK, fine. I'm not going to take it personally. Maybe a little bit, but I'll be all right.

Because it's so empowering, I want people to think about being entrepreneurial regardless. They don't have to start companies, but that's what makes them great employees, that's what makes them great citizens.

The goal shouldn't be to be the next Silicon Valley (there'll always only be one of those) - it's to be your own startup community.