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.

What do you get when you cross a herd of sheep with a herd of lemmings? A herd of venture capitalists.

A CEO needs great intelligence and great courage. And I always found my courage was tested more.

Leadership is hard to train on.

As a startup CEO, I slept like a baby. I woke up every 2 hours and cried.

The primary thing that any technology startup must do is build a product that's at least 10 times better at doing something than the current prevailing way of doing that thing. Two or three times better will not be good enough to get people to switch to the new thing fast enough or in large enough volume to matter.

Yeah, I became a successful entrepreneur... Eventually