I think theres a lot to be said about just enjoying your work. It can be very contrived when people say their work is for the good of mankind.

The key to high-quality communication is trust, and its hard to trust somebody that you dont know.

Volatility and length, that's the value on an option. 10 years on a startup stock, that's a big valuable thing.

The right thing to do is to thank them for their work, let people know that they're moving on, and ... you don't really have to explain all their personal details. It's more important to leave them with their dignity... and let them go on to live another day. Remember, what you say at that meeting, that's their reputation.

How do you make your company a good place to work in general? That's a really really really large and complex set of skills. A lot of it is on the job training, combined with excellent mentorship.

I don’t believe in statistics. I believe in calculus.

Every time you make the hard, correct decision you become a bit more courageous, and every time you make the easy, wrong decision you become a bit more cowardly. If you are CEO, these choices will lead to a courageous or cowardly company.