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.

The only thing that we know about financial predictions of start-ups is that 100 percent of them are wrong

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

The most challenging thing for a young entrepreneur is to think long-term. When you are 22 years old, it’s hard to think in 22-year increments since that’s as long as you’ve been alive. But it’s really important to view your life as an entrepreneur as a long journey that consists of many short-term cycles.

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

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

I no longer really ever like to be pitched. Instead, I prefer to engage in a relationship as part of learning the other person.