We realized we weren't really using Odeo, we weren't investing our own time creating podcasts. We were building a tool that was a great idea for some other people. That's a dangerous way to go because if you don't actually use it yourself and love it, then you aren't going to be as fully invested in it from the start. That's what leads you to doing side projects.

I started out as an artist, and I continue to think of myself as an artist first, and a technologist and entrepreneur after that.

Positive culture comes from being mindful, and respecting your coworkers, and being empathetic.

You have to have an emotional investment in what you're doing. If you don't love what you're doing, failure is pretty much guaranteed.

When a plane lands in the Hudson and there's a Twitter user on the ferry taking a picture of it, Boom. That's it. The water is still splashing. Here's the photo of the thing.

Doing startups is all about making mistakes.

I thought I was going to stay at Google, because it was a great place to work.