I believe that the demand for long-form quality journalism is strong and I think that despite all of the changes in technology over the past few years, people still want in-depth, rigorous reporting.

The more connected that individual is to an issue they care about, the higher probability there is they will stay involved over a longer period of time.

Five to 10 years from now, if not sooner, the vast majority of 'The New Republic' readers are likely to be reading it on a tablet.

The audience might not be the size of Facebook, but how much time can you spend online and think, 'What did I just learn?

I didn't know anything about Silicon Valley.

Use your own experiences and pain points to identify an opportunity. Be arrogant thinking you can do it better than others.

I really want to move away from the old model in which you have to rely on people giving $10 after a humanitarian crisis to a newer model where people give money but also their time and their skills, whatever they have, to the causes that are personally meaningful to them well before the crisis moment presents itself.