Startups are transforming our society. Over the past 100 years, we've gone from an industrial era, where a hierarchical structure dominated business and society, to a post information era where the network is rapidly disrupting the hierarchy and transforming the way we work and live.

Failure is sometimes the best option if you view the process of entrepreneurship as a lifelong journey.

I don't think enough people have accepted that the machines have already taken over. They are patiently waiting for us to catch up with them. Our world is now interdependent with the machines, and more entrepreneurs should be working on the symbiosis between the two entities.

Building a startup community is not a zero-sum game in which there are winners and losers: if everyone engages, they and the entire community can all be winners.

You can’t motivate people, you can only create a context in which people are motivated.

Once a quarter, Amy and I go off the grid and totally disconnect. It's totally doable and it will change your life.

Make sure the thing you are working on is something you love.