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

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

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.

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

It’s not about having a Silicon Valley attitude—it’s about having an entrepreneurial attitude. It’s about partnering with other organizations in and around your area. It’s about thinking big with entrepreneurs that sit next to you in your coworking space. It’s about collaborating with tech gurus, social media wizards and community leaders at cool business events. It’s the people that make a community an entrepreneurial one—not the location—and it’s up to you to contribute.